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U+8B6C

Seal script

Radical:+ 13 strokes = 20 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.348#2 Kangxi: p.1183#16 Cihai: p.1256r2c04 GSR: 853.t Hanyu: v6,p4026#08
Composition:Top: , bottom: . Component of: 𭍅
Mandarin: ㄆㄧˋ
Cantonese:pei3
Tang reconstruction:piɛ̀
Shuowen:言部》譬:諭也。从言辟聲。
Guangyun:廣韻·去聲··》譬:《說文》諭也。匹賜切,二。
Kangxi:康熙字典·言部·十三》譬:《唐韻》匹至切《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》匹智切,𠀤嚭去聲。《說文》諭也。《徐曰》猶匹也。匹而諭之也。《·大雅》取譬不遠。《禮·學記》罕譬而喻。《註》比方之辭。《後漢·第五種傳》羽請住譬降之。《註》譬,諭也。又猶曉也。《後漢·鮑永傳》言之者雖戒,而聞之者未譬。又《集韻》或作辟。《·小雅》譬彼舟流。《箋》譬,本亦作辟。《孟子》譬若掘井。
考證:〔《禮·學記》罕譬而諭。《註》北方之辭。〕謹照原文諭改喻。北方改比方。
Fanqie:匹賜 (《廣韻·去聲··》)
Unihan definition:metaphor, simile, example

Example usage

論語·為政》:子曰:「為政以德,如北辰,居其所而眾星共之。」
The Master said, "He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it."
孟子·萬章下》:智,則巧也。
As a comparison for wisdom, we may liken it to skill.
禮記·學記》:其言也約而達,微而臧,罕而喻,可謂繼志矣。
His words are brief, but far-reaching; unpretentious, but deep; with few illustrations, but instructive. In this way he may be said to perpetuate his ideas.
揚子法言》:觀書者諸觀山及水,升東嶽而知眾山之邐迤也,況介丘乎?
Looking at the the Confucian Books is comparable to looking at mountains and water: Ascending Mt. Tai, one knows the small and winding landscape of the other mountains of the range, how much more that of the little hills.
墨子·三辯》:今夫子曰:『聖王不為樂』,此之猶馬駕而不稅,弓張而不弛,無乃非有血氣者之所
3能至邪?
Sir, you say the sage-kings did not have music. This would be comparing them to the horse placed under yoke and never released, and the bow drawn and never unstrung. Is this not impossible for the ordinary human being?
莊子·天地》:而終身道人也,終身諛人也,合飾辭聚眾也,是始終本末不相坐。
And yet all his life he is merely following others, and flattering them. His illustrations are made to agree with theirs; his phrases are glossed: to win the approbation of the multitudes. From first to last, from beginning to end, he finds no fault with their views.
道德經》:道之在天下,猶川谷之與江海。
The relation of the Dao to all the world is like that of the great rivers and seas to the streams from the valleys.
孫子兵法·地形》:厚而不能使,愛而不能令,亂而不能治,若驕子,不可用也。
If, however, you are indulgent, but unable to make your authority felt; kind-hearted, but unable to enforce your commands; and incapable, moreover, of quelling disorder: then your soldiers must be likened to spoilt children; they are useless for any practical purpose.
荀子·解蔽》:故人心如槃水,正錯而勿動,則湛濁在下,而清明在上,則足以見鬒眉而察理矣。
說苑·辨物》:中庶子曰:「子之方如此,若以管窺天,以錐利地。」
春秋繁露》:如於文宣之際,中國之君,五年之中五君殺。
韓詩外傳·卷一》:治國者若乎張琴然,大絃急,則小絃絕矣。
大戴禮記·禮察》:孔子曰:「君子之道猶防與?」
白虎通德論·社稷》:論語》曰:「諸宮牆,不得其門而入。」
新書·脩政語上》:湯曰:學聖王之道者,其如日。
新序·善謀》:夫蜀西僻之國,而戎狄之長也,有桀紂之亂,以秦攻之,如以豺狼逐群羊也。
中論·治學》:民之初載,其矇未知,如寶在於玄室,有所求而不見,白日照焉,則群物斯辯矣。
孔子家語·五儀解》:不愨而多能,之豺狼不可邇。
潛夫論·讚學》:故聖人之制經以遺後賢也,猶巧倕之為規矩准繩以遺後工也。
論衡·命義》:猶水火相更也,水盛勝火,火盛勝水。
太玄經·太玄攡》:若天蒼蒼然在於東面、南面、西面、北面,仰而無不在焉,及其俛則不見也。
風俗通義·五伯》:至道不遠,三五復反,若循連鐶,順鼎耳,窮則反本,終則復始也。
孔叢子·嘉言》:若載無轄之車,以臨千仞之谷。
申鑒·俗嫌》:持身隨天,萬里不逸,諸孺子掩目巨夫之掖,而曰逃可乎?
蔡中郎集·釋誨》:猶鍾山之玉,泗濱之石,累珪璧不為之盈,采浮磬不為之索。
列子·說符》:稽度皆明而不道也,之出不由門,行不從徑也。
鶡冠子·能天》:于淵,其深不測,淩淩乎泳澹波而不竭。
文子·精誠》:至人潛行,猶雷霆之藏也,隨時而舉事,因資而立功,進退無難,無所不通。
文始真經·二柱》:如手不觸刃,刃不傷人。
老子河上公章句》:如日中則移,月滿則虧,物盛則衰,樂極則哀。
韓非子·有度》:為人臣者,之若手,上以脩頭,下以脩足,清暖寒熱,不得不救,入,鏌邪傅體,不敢弗搏。
管子·》:草封澤鹽者之歸之也若市人
公孫龍子·跡府》:假物取,以「守白」辯,謂白馬為非馬也。
吳子·圖國》:若以備進戰退守,而不求能用者,猶伏雞之搏狸,乳犬之犯虎,雖有鬥心,隨之死矣。
淮南子·道應訓》:之若林木無材,而可以為材。
呂氏春秋·知化》:越之於吳也,若心腹之疾也,雖無作,其傷深而在內也。
鬼谷子·摩篇》:此物類相應,於勢猶是也。
鄧析子·無厚》:不治其本,而務其末,如拯溺錘之以石,救火投之以薪。
史記·秦始皇本紀》:大梁人尉繚來,說秦王曰:「以秦之彊,諸侯如郡縣之君,臣但恐諸侯合從,翕而出不意,此乃智伯、夫差、湣王之所以亡也。」
春秋左傳》:民知窮困,而受盟于楚,孤也與其二三臣,不能禁止,不敢不告,知武子使行人子員對之曰,君有楚命,亦不使一介行李,告于寡君,而即安于楚,君之所欲也,誰敢違君,寡君將帥諸侯以見于城下,唯君圖之,晉范宣子來聘,且拜公之辱,告將用師于鄭,公享之,宣子賦摽有梅,季武子曰,誰敢哉,今於草木,寡君在君,君之臭味也,歡以承命,何時之有,武子賦角弓,賓將出,武子賦彤弓,宣子曰,城濮之役,我先君文公獻功于衡雍,受彤弓于襄王,以為子孫藏,匄也,先君守官之嗣也,敢不承命,君子以為知禮。
逸周書·皇門解》:下邑小國,克有耇老,據屏位,建沈人,罔不用明刑,維其開告予于嘉德之說,命我辟王,小至于大,我聞在昔有國誓王之不綏于卹,乃維其有大門宗子勢臣,罔不茂揚肅德,訖亦有孚,以助厥辟,勤王國王家,乃方求論擇元聖武夫,羞于王所,自其善臣以至有分私子,苟克有常,罔不允通,咸獻言在于王所,人斯是助王,恭明祀,敷明刑,王用有監明憲,朕命用克和有成,用能承天嘏命,百姓兆民,用罔不茂在王庭,克用有勸,永有孚于上下,人斯既助厥,辟勤勞王家,先人神祇,報職用休,俾嗣在王家,四國用寧,小人用格,□能稼穡,咸祀天神,戎兵克慎,軍用克多,王用奄有四鄰遠土,丕承萬子孫,用末被先王之靈光,至于厥後嗣,弗見先王之明刑,維時乃胥學于非夷,以家相厥室,弗卹王國王家,維德是用,以昏臣作威不詳,不屑惠聽無辜之辭,乃維不順之辭是羞于王,王阜求良言,于是人斯乃非維直以應,維作誣以對,俾無依無助,若畋犬驕,用逐禽,其猶不克有獲,是人斯乃讒賊媢嫉,以不利于厥家國,若匹夫之有婚妻,曰:「予獨服在寢以自露厥家。」

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