排比 páibǐ parallelism Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents páibǐ parallelism 排 pái verb to arrange to put in order; to sequence; to rank or place in a specific order; to line up比 bǐ metaphor One of the six rhetorical devices of the Classic of Poetry 诗经 shījīng, involving explicit metaphor or analogypáibǐ to arrange · to prepare 排 pái verb to arrange to put in order; to sequence; to rank or place in a specific order; to line up比 bǐ verb to compare To compare; to contrast; to compete or measure one's skills against another