bǐ​xìng

metaphor and allusion

  • created reference approved 比兴/比興 → 比 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    比兴 / 比興 bǐ​xìng

    比 bǐ

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created reference approved 比兴/比興 → 兴/興 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    比兴 / 比興 bǐ​xìng

    兴 / 興 xìng

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 比兴/比興 · bǐ​xìng · metaphor and allusion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    比兴 / 比興

    bǐ​xìng

    metaphor and allusion

    Two traditional creative techniques used in classical Chinese poetry; [[比|比|bi3]] refers to using a metaphor or analogy, while [[兴|興|xing4]] refers to mentioning a separate object first to create an atmosphere that leads into the main subject.

    比 (literal) → 比 · bǐ · metaphor 兴 (literal) → 兴/興 · xìng · interest

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

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