보다
boda
Whatever comes before 보다 is the ruler, not the story
The picture Two things stood side by side, with a line drawn at the height of one. Everything the sentence cares about happens above that line.
Where the picture shows up in 보다
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the line drawn at yesterday
어제보다 오늘이 더 추워요.
eo-je-bo-da o-neu-ri deo chu-wo-yo
Today is colder than yesterday.
The standard comes first and the subject second — the opposite order from English 'than'.
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the line drawn at your guess
생각보다 쉬웠어요.
saeng-gak-bo-da swi-wo-sseo-yo
It was easier than I expected.
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the line drawn at me
저보다 형이 키가 커요.
jeo-bo-da hyeong-i ki-ga keo-yo
My older brother is taller than me.
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the line drawn at the bus
지하철이 버스보다 빨라요.
ji-ha-cheo-ri beo-seu-bo-da ppal-la-yo
The subway is faster than the bus.
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the line drawn under everything
무엇보다 건강이 중요해요.
mu-eot-bo-da geon-gang-i jung-yo-hae-yo
Health matters more than anything else.
무엇보다 and 누구보다 end up meaning 'most of all'.