parallel, comparison, analog and metaphor
i've looked up for the difference of these already.

last time, when i mentioned hong kong as a financial hub in asia, the teacher said "so hong kong is the Switzerland in asia "
i said, "yes, it is a good parallel"

should i have said "it is a good comparison"? i think metaphor and analogy are not suitable here.
what would a native speaker say for the same meaning?
thank you.

Question

parallel, comparison, analog and metaphor
i've looked up for the difference of these already.

last time, when i mentioned hong kong as a financial hub in asia, the teacher said "so hong kong is the Switzerland in asia "
i said, "yes, it is a good parallel"

should i have said "it is a good comparison"? i think metaphor and analogy are not suitable here.
what would a native speaker say for the same meaning?
thank you.

Answer

"Yes, that is a good comparison."

I actually believe that would be considered an analogy as well.

So I would have said "Yes, that is a good analogy".

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