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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