取譬
qǔ​pì

to use an analogy

  • created sense approved 取譬 · qǔ​pì · to use an analogy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    取譬

    qǔ​pì

    to use an analogy

    To cite a different thing as an example or use it as a metaphor; to draw an analogy

    取 (literal) → 取 · qǔ · to choose 譬 (literal) → 譬 · pì · to make an analogy

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense