比步

Chinese

		side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio	a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
trad. (比步)		比	步
simp. #(比步)		比	步

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pí-pò͘

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pí-pò͘
    • Tâi-lô: pí-pòo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: py'pox
    • IPA (Taipei): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɔ⁴¹/

Verb

比步

1. (Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to put on a stance of fighting or doing shadowboxing
2. (Quanzhou Hokkien) to put on an appearance (to do something perfunctorily)

Synonyms

• (to put on a stance of fighting): (Hokkien) 比勢／比势, 比拳頭／比拳头, 比拳頭母／比拳头母