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計算機比喻

gai3 syun3 gei1 bei2 jyu6

ji4 suan4 ji1 bi3 yu4

computer metaphor

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

計算機比喻

This word was added by bybell on 15th Apr 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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計 gai3 ji4 jie2 - plan; scheme
算 syun3 suan4 suan3 - count, plan, compute
機 gei1 ji1 - machine
比 bei2 bei3 pei4 bi3 pi2 - compare with, liken; close
喻 jyu6 jyu4 yu3 yu4 - [a] metaphor; analogy [b] example [c] like

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