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比bei2方fong1

bei2 fong1bǐ fang

English

  1. analogy; illustrative example
  2. metaphor or simile
  3. for instance

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係比喻;用一啲相同性質嘅野去做例子,去解釋一啲抽象或者難明嘅概念。

Examples

  • 打個比方:太陽就好似隻橙咁,又圓又多窿。

    Let me make a simile: the sun like an orange; it is round and full of holes.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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