譬如
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Pronunciation
Peng'im: pi3 ru5
POJ: phì-jû
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: phì-jû
Variety: chaozhou
Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.
Meanings and usage
conjunction: for example, for instance, such as
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Wiktionary tags this as a verb ('to be similar to; for example') but its dominant modern usage functions as a discourse conjunction introducing examples, so it was classified as conjunction instead.