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打比方

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ bǐ fang

to make an analogy; to illustrate by analogy

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
比: bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local

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3–3–5 · da3 bi3 fang5

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verb

(verb-object) to liken; to compare; to draw an analogy; to metaphorize

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