비유

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 比喩, from 比 (“associate with; be near”) + 喩 (“allegory”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)ju]
  • Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)유]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?biyu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?biyu
McCune–Reischauer?piyu
Yale Romanization?pī.yu

Noun

비유 • (biyu) (hanja 比喩/譬喩)

  1. metaphor; figure of speech

Derived terms
verbs
  • 비유(比喩)되다 (biyudoeda)
  • 비유(比喩)하다 (biyuhada)
nouns
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