比方

Chinese

		side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
simp. and trad. (比方)		比	方

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǐfang, bǐfāng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ˙ㄈㄤ, ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei² fong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǐfang
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ˙ㄈㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bii.fang
  - IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴ fɑŋ⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǐfāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biifang
  - IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bei² fong¹
  - Yale: béi fōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei² fong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: béi² fong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pei̯³⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

比方

to draw an analogy (with)
(colloquial) to say for example

Synonyms

(to draw an analogy with): 比喻 (bǐyù)

Noun

比方

analogy; instance; example

Synonyms

比喻 (bǐyù)
譬喻 (pìyù)
隱喻／隐喻 (yǐnyù)

Derived terms

打比方

Conjunction

比方

(colloquial) supposing that; if; say

Synonyms

假使 (jiǎshǐ)
如果 (rúguǒ)

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