比 (bei2) — liken to; be comparable to/with in Cantonese
beiˊ²比Mandarin Pinyin: bi3
Meaning of 比
nounliken to; be comparable to/with
nounthan | [粵] 過
nouncompare/compete with; emulate
nounbe the ratio of; to (in a score)
Example Sentences with 比
我哋比你哋好好多!
We're better than you!
今次嘅比賽我哋全軍覆沒，輸得好慘。
During the competition, our team was completely annihilated by theirs.
我睇都係買屋比較揸拿，好過投資喺啲小生意上
I am of the view that buying property has more assurance, better than investing in small businesses.
古典音樂我比較鐘意長笛獨奏
As far as classical music is concerned, I prefer solo flute.
gamˉ¹今shikˍ₆昔deoi˗₃對beiˊ²比koengˎ₄強
The contrast between now and then is strong.
Words Containing 比
打比daa2 bei2
derby (as in a competition or race)
比對bei2 deoi3
compare
比一比bei2 jat1 bei2
to make a comparison; to engage in a contest
今非昔比gam1 fei1 sik1 bei2
the present cannot be compared with the past; things have changed [syn.][粵]今時唔同往日
百分比baak3 fan6 bei2
percentage
比價bei2 gaa3
pricing parity
盧比lou4 bei2
a rupee
人比人比死人jan4 bei2 jan4 bei2 sei2 jan4
comparisons are odious (lit. when a man compares himself with another person, the comparison will cause death)
比卡超bei2 kaat1 ciu1
皮卡丘
莎士比亞saa1 si6 bei2 aa3
(William) Shakespeare
比薩餅bei2 saat3 beng2
(loan word) pizza | Syn.: 意大利薄餅 | Spoken Cant.: 批; pizza
友誼比賽jau5 ji4 bei2 coi3
a friendly competition, a friendly match [Syn.] 友誼賽
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