～どころか

～どころか · ～dokoroka · JLPT N1 · noun

far from

🌧️❄️ どころか = どころ (state of affairs) + か: far from A, it is B instead

Pattern: A どころか B = far from A, B is the case. Example: 雨どころか雪が降った means not rain, but even snow fell. Use it when B goes beyond or against A.

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