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

  (Pinyin): bǐfang, bǐfāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ˙ㄈㄤ, ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei² fong¹

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• 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/
• 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

1. to draw an analogy (with)
2. (colloquial) to say for example

Synonyms

• (to draw an analogy with): 比喻 (bǐyù)

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 比方

1. analogy; instance; example

Synonyms

• 比喻 (bǐyù)
• 譬喻 (pìyù)
• 隱喻／隐喻 (yǐnyù)

Conjunction

1. (colloquial) supposing that; if; say

Synonyms

• 假使 (jiǎshǐ)
• 如果 (rúguǒ)

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