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譬如

譬如

Chinese

		give an example	as (if); such as
simp. and trad. (譬如)		譬	如

Conjunction

譬如

for example; for instance

Derived terms

譬如話／譬如话

譬如說／譬如说 (pìrúshuō)

See also

比如 (bǐrú)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): pìrú

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pei³ jyu⁴
Min Nan (POJ): phì-jû / phì-lû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: pìrú
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pihru
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰi⁵¹ ʐu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pei³ jyu⁴
  - Yale: pei yùh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pei³ jy⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰei̯³³ jyː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phì-jû / phì-lû
  - Tâi-lô: phì-jû / phì-lû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phiejuu, phieluu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰi²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zu²⁴/, /pʰi²¹⁻⁵³ lu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ d͡zu²⁴/, /pʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰi²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zu¹³/, /pʰi²¹⁻⁵³ lu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ d͡zu²⁴/, /pʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ lu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ d͡zu²³/, /pʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ lu²³/