àn​yù

metaphor

暗喻 àn​yù
metaphor noun
A type of comparison where one thing is said to be another, using words like shì or 成为 chéng​wéi instead of "like" or "as"; a concealed analogy.

Metaphors make language come to life.

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Movie subtitles
0.950 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.281 per million

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