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粵語辭叢

比如

bei2 jyu4included in 4 dictionaries
bi2 ngui4included in 1 dictionaries
粵典 (words.hk)Hong KongWord
Jyutping:
bei2 jyu4

用嚟舉例子 (for instance; such as; for example)

連詞

Examples

我喺動物園見到好多種動物,比如長頸鹿、大象、斑馬、犀牛等等。

ngo5 hai2 dung6 mat6 jyun4 gin3 dou2 hou2 do1 zung2 dung6 mat6, bei2 jyu4 coeng4 geng2 luk2, daai6 zoeng6, baan1 maa5, sai1 ngau4 dang2 dang2

I saw a lot of animals at the zoo, such as giraffes, elephants, zebras, rhinos, and more.

維基辭典YueWord
Jyutping:
bei2 jyu4Original phonetic: /pei̯³⁵ jyː²¹/
01

to take for example; for example; for instance; such as

02

to suppose; supposing; if

03

Biru (a county of Nagqu, Tibet Autonomous Region, China)

粵語辭源: 222_6CantonWord
Jyutping:
bei2 jyu4Original phonetic: béi2 yü4

比方說,假設 || 舊時也說“比如間”。(白宛如:1998:137)

References:
  • 故養心以靜實有肖於山者乎。~龍之剛,馬之順,君子所肖亦有默契者。(元·汪克寬《環谷集》卷四葉二十七,清文淵閣四庫全書本)
廣州方言詞典: 3293CantonWord
Jyutping:
bei2 jyu4

比方説,假設

Notes: 舊時也説“比如間 bei2 jyu4 gaan1'”