比興

Chinese

		side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio	interest; flourish; it is the fashion to interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular
trad. (比興)		比	興
simp. (比兴)		比	兴
alternative forms		比、興／比、兴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǐxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǐxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǐsìng
    • Wade–Giles: pi³-hsing⁴
    • Yale: bǐ-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biishinq
    • Palladius: бисин (bisin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

Noun

比興

1. (poetry) allusion / metaphor, and inspiration arising from it

Related terms

• 賦比興／赋比兴 (fùbǐxìng)