彼(かの)女(じょ) kanojoは wa母(はは)親(おや) hahaoyaに()劣(おと)ら()ず() niotorazu美(うつく)し()い() utsukushii。 She is no less beautiful than her mother. Literal She [topic-は] mother [to-に] not-inferior beautiful. 劣らず is the negative ず-form of 劣る ('to be inferior'). に劣らず means 'not inferior to,' a formal comparative expressing equality or superiority. familyappearancecomparison and contrastclassical ~ず (negative)
彼(かの)女(じょ) kanojoは wa母(はは)親(おや) hahaoyaに()劣(おと)ら()ず() niotorazu美(うつく)し()い() utsukushii。 She is no less beautiful than her mother. Literal She [topic-は] mother [to-に] not-inferior beautiful. 劣らず is the negative ず-form of 劣る ('to be inferior'). に劣らず means 'not inferior to,' a formal comparative expressing equality or superiority. familyappearancecomparison and contrastclassical ~ず (negative)