yǐn​yù

metaphor

隐喻 隱喻 yǐn​yù
metaphor noun
A type of comparison where one thing is said to be another, using words like shì or 成为 chéng​wéi; also refers to a figurative phrase.

The poem is full of metaphors.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.46 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
1.23 per million

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