Korean edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (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 edit

비유 (biyu) (hanja 比喩/譬喩)

  1. metaphor; figure of speech

Derived terms edit

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