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Jyutping hou2 bei2
Pinyin hǎo bǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be just like; can be compared to
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、書面語
    喻詞​,​個​喻依​通常​比喻​體大​或者​程度​高​好多
    to be compared; to be likened to; to be just like
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    can be compared to; to be just like
    (syn.) 猶如, 甲像, 像是, 看起来, 有如, 𣍐輸, 似如, 俨然, 犹似, 亲像, 较亲像, 赛可, 看来, 就像, 貌似, 敢若是, 儼然, 較像是, 犹像, 猶像, 𫧃输, 犹如, 宛然, 俨如, 忽如, 俨若, 看起來, 较像, 顯得, 宛若, 甲亲像, 看來, 看样子, 恍若, 較像, 较像是, 显得, 若, 像系, 甲像是, 宛, 看似, 似乎, 象, 如同, 表面上, 不啻, 仿佛, 看樣子, 賽可, 親像, 宛如, 像係, 勝如, 較親像, 甲親像, 好像, 猶似, 胜如, 若親像, 若像, 好似, 儼若, 像, 若亲像, 敢若, 看上去, 儼如, 似, 彷彿
  2. verb
    to take for example; for example; for instance; such as
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1587
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这好比大海捞针。
    這好比大海撈針。
    zhè hǎo bǐ dà hǎi lāo zhēn 。
    • It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
  2. Mandarin
    公园和城市的关系,就好比肺和动物的关系一样。
    公園和城市的關係,就好比肺和動物的關係一樣。
    gōng yuán hé chéng shì de guān xi , jiù hǎo bǐ fèi hé dòng wù de guān xi yī yàng 。
    • Parks are to the city what lungs are to the animal.
    • Parks are for the city what lungs are for animals.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    收货先好比钱。
    收貨先好比錢。
    • Take delivery of the goods before paying.
  2. Cantonese
    你唔好比我见到你!见镬打镬!
    你唔好比我見到你!見鑊打鑊!
    nei5 m4 hou2 bei2 ngo5 gin3 dou3 nei5! gin3 wok6 daa2 wok6
    • Don't let me see you again! If we ever cross paths, I will beat the shit out of you!
  3. Cantonese
    搭车要警惕,唔好比贼仔有机可乘。
    搭車要警惕,唔好比賊仔有機可乘。
    daap3 ce1 jiu3 ging2 tik1, m4 hou2 bei2 caak6 zai2 jau5 gei1 ho2 sing4.
    • Watch out while commuting, don't let the thieves steal from you.