a figure of speech, analogy, or figurative expression

impervious to reason; unreasonable

it goes without saying; it is self-evident

widely known to every household and understood by everyone; a household name

to describe or put into words

to explain or illustrate something by making a comparison or using an analogy

to reason with someone

inexpressible; beyond words (idiom)

to refer to oneself as

a metaphorical story or rhetorical device used to illustrate a hidden moral or political meaning

to use something as a metaphor

the figurative meaning of a word

to use one thing to represent or symbolize another by way of metaphor

to explain or reason with someone until they understand or are persuaded

to use the past as an analogy for the present

Another name for the short story collection 'Stories Old and New' ([[古今小说|古今小說|Gu3 jin1 Xiao3 shuo1]]) by Ming dynasty author Feng Menglong.