yù​yán HSK7

fable

  • created reference approved 寓言 → 篇 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寓言 yù​yán

    篇 piān

    classifier

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    created reference

  • created reference approved 寓言 → 则/則 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寓言 yù​yán

    则 / 則 zé

    classifier

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  • created sense approved 寓言 · yù​yán · fable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寓言

    yù​yán

    fable

    a literary work, such as a fable, allegory, or parable, that uses stories or personification to convey a moral or philosophical lesson

    寓 (literal) → 寓 · yù · to imply 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 寓言 · yù​yán · metaphorical speech — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寓言

    yù​yán

    metaphorical speech

    words or remarks that carry a hidden or allegorical meaning; figurative language used to illustrate a point

    寓 (literal) → 寓 · yù · to imply 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech

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

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