1. verb to make an analogy; to use as a simile; to give an example; for example /
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 比喻 or 比如 (Kroll 2015 '譬' 1; GHC '譬' 1; Ci Yuan '譬' 1)
  2. verb to understand
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 知晓 (Kroll 2015 '譬' 2; GHC '譬' 2)
  3. verb to instruct; to teach
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '譬' 2a)

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  • 譬喻 simile; rhetorical comparison; analogy
  • 譬如 for examlpe ; better than; surpassing

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