created reference approved 借喻 → 比喻 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
借喻 jièyù
比喻 bǐyù
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 借喻 · jièyù · metaphor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
借喻
jièyù
metaphor
A type of metaphor where the actual subject and the comparison word are omitted, leaving only the figurative image to represent the idea
借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to make use of 喻 (literal) → 喻 · yù · analogy
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 借喻 · jièyù · to use an analogy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
借喻
jièyù
to use an analogy
To use something as an analogy or metaphor to explain a concept to someone else.
借, 喻
借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to make use of 喻 (literal) → 喻 · yù · analogy
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition