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
trad. (比方)		比	方
simp. ^#(比方)		比	方

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): bǐfang, bǐfāng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ˙ㄈㄤ, ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄤ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): бифон (bifon, II-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei² fong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǐfang
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ˙ㄈㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǐfång
  - Wade–Giles: pi³-fang⁵
  - Yale: bǐ-fang
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bii.fang
  - Palladius: бифан (bifan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴ fɑŋ⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǐfāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǐfang
  - Wade–Giles: pi³-fang¹
  - Yale: bǐ-fāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biifang
  - Palladius: бифан (bifan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: бифон (bifon, II-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹ fɑŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bei² fong¹
  - Yale: béi fōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei² fong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: béi² fong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯³⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

比方

to draw an analogy (with)
(colloquial) to take for example; for example; for instance; such as

Synonyms

(to draw an analogy with):

打比 (dǎbǐ)
打比仿 (Huizhou)
打比子 (Muping)
打比方
比喻 (bǐyù)
譬喻 (pìyù)

(to take for example):

例如 (lìrú)
別作／别作 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
別作／别作 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
好比 (hǎobǐ)
掠作 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
比在 (Hokkien)
比如 (bǐrú)
比論／比论 (Dungan, Hakka, Hokkien)
若作 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
諸如／诸如 (zhūrú)
講比／讲比 (jiang³ bi³) (Sichuanese)
譬如 (pìrú)

Noun

比方

analogy; instance; example

Synonyms

暗喻 (ànyù)
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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