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比喻

比喻

See also: 比喩

Chinese

		associate with; be near; (particle used for comparison and "-er than") associate with; be near; (particle used for comparison and "-er than"); to compare; to contrast; to gesture (with hands); ratio	allegory
simp. and trad. (比喻)		比	喻

Noun

比喻

analogy; metaphor or simile

Synonyms

譬喻 (pìyù)
隱喻／隐喻 (yǐnyù)

Verb

比喻

to liken, to compare, to draw an analogy; to metaphorize

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bǐyù

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei² jyu⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pí-yi
Min Nan (POJ): pí-jū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǐyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biiyiw
  - IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bei² jyu⁶
  - Yale: béi yuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei² jy⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pei̯³⁵ jyː²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pí-yi
  - Hakka Romanization System: bi` i
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bi³ yi⁴
  - IPA: /pi³¹ i⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pí-yi
  - Hakka Romanization System: bi` (r)i
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bi³ yi⁴
  - IPA: /pi³¹ (j)i⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pí-jū
  - Tâi-lô: pí-jū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pyju
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zu²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ d͡zu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zu²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ d͡zu³³/