yǐn​yù

metaphor

  • created reference approved 隐喻/隱喻 → 暗喻 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    隐喻 / 隱喻 yǐn​yù

    暗喻 àn​yù

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 隐喻/隱喻 → 明喻 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    隐喻 / 隱喻 yǐn​yù

    明喻 míng​yù

    antonym

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 隐喻/隱喻 → 直喻 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    隐喻 / 隱喻 yǐn​yù

    直喻 zhí​yù

    antonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 隐喻/隱喻 · yǐn​yù · metaphor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    隐喻 / 隱喻

    yǐn​yù

    metaphor

    A type of comparison where one thing is said to be another, using words like [[是|是|shi4]] or [[成为|成為|cheng2 wei2]]; also refers to a figurative phrase.

    隐 (literal) → 隐/隱 · yǐn · to hide 喻 (literal) → 喻 · yù · analogy

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

    created sense