비유

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpi(ː)ju]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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

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비유 (biyu) (hanja 比喩/譬喩)

  1. metaphor; figure of speech

Derived terms

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