비유

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpi(ː)ju]
• Phonetic hangul: [비(ː)유]
  • 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

비유 • (biyu) (hanja 比喩/譬喩)

1. metaphor; figure of speech

Derived terms

verbs

• 비유(比喩)되다 (biyudoeda)
• 비유(比喩)하다 (biyuhada)

 

nouns

• 비유법(比喩法) (biyubeop)
• 비유적(比喩的) (biyujeok)