leoi6 teoi1類推类推
Jyutpingleoi6 teoi1
Yaleleuih tēui
Definition
To analogize; to reason by analogy, extending known understanding or inferences to similar things.
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal, academic, or logical contexts rather than casual conversation. It implies a structured intellectual process of applying a known rule to a new, similar scenario. While it sounds intellectual, it is perfectly acceptable in professional settings or when explaining a complex concept to someone.
Examples
You can reason by analogy from this situation to other examples.
This matter is very complex and cannot be simply analogized.
Related words
Common phrases
and so on by analogy
Common mistake
Avoid using this in everyday casual speech to mean 'guess' or 'assume', as it specifically carries the nuance of logical deduction based on similarity. Using it to describe simple guessing makes you sound overly formal or slightly unnatural.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
