比

   bǐ    彼    bi。

   bǐ    比    bi（1）Comparison, Contest: In Mencius, "Gaozi II," it states, "Taking the heavier aspect of desire and comparing it with the lighter aspect of ritual, how is desire not more significant?" Here, "compare" (比) means to compare two things with each other. （2）Analogy, Metaphor: In The Book of Rites, "Record of Learning," it is said, "Scholars of ancient times made analogies using similar kinds of things." This refers to using analogous items to draw comparisons.（3）Close, Adjacent: In The Carved Boat, "Their two knees are close together, each tucked under the folds of clothing at the base." This indicates the state of two objects being next to or in contact with each other.

   bǐ cí ér jù xíng    比辭而俱行     bicierjuxing    比辞而俱行 ‘comparing propositions and letting all proceed’, the cryptic definition of móu reasoning in  Xiáoqǔ NO11; the interpretation of  bǐ  ‘compare’,  cí ‘proposition’ and xíng ‘proceed’ are all controversial.

   bǐ cǐ    彼此    bici。（1）复合代词，指那和这。《经下》说：“彼此彼此与彼此同，说在不殊。”（2）集合名词。《经说下》说：“彼此亦可：彼此止于彼此。若是而彼此也，则彼彼亦且此此也。”

   bǐ cǐ    彼此    bici (1) A compound pronoun, referring to "that and this", cf. Jīngxià: ‘That and this are the same, as explained by their lack of difference’ (彼此彼此与彼此同，说在不殊).  (2) A collective noun, cf. Jīngshuōxià: ‘That and this are acceptable: that and this stop at that and this. If this is the case for that and this, then "that-that" is also "this-this"’ (彼此亦可：彼此止于彼此。若是而彼此也，则彼彼亦且此此也).