Taxonomy of meanings for 譬如:　　

  • FOR EXAMPLE
    • VPtoNFor example NCH
    • VPtoNab{VP}As for example in the case of VPing; take for example the case of VPingCH
  • RESEMBLE
    • VPt(0)oSSTake for example the situation elaborated in the paragraph SS; It is like the situation SS [One could read this as VPt[0]oSS, taking the comparer to be lexically determinate: "one".]
    • VPtoNmay be properly compared to, be comparable to the case of (typically but not always with understood subject)
    • VPtoNPab{S}may be properly compared with S
    • VPtoNab{VP}譬如為山"It is like building up a mound": It is like V-ingCH
  • AS IF
    • VPtoN.adSthe subjects predicated as if V-ingCH