比喻

See also: 比喩

Chinese

side by side; compare; to gesture
side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio
 
 allegory
trad. (比喻/比喩) 比 喻/喩
simp. (比喻) 比 喻

Pronunciation

Verb

比喻

  1. to liken; to compare; to draw an analogy; to metaphorize

Synonyms

Noun

比喻

  1. (rhetoric) analogy; metaphor; figure of speech; simile
    比喻意義／比喻意义  ―  bǐyù yìyì  ―  figurative meaning

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (比喻):
  • → Japanese: 比喩(ひゆ) (hiyu)
  • → Korean: 비유(比喩) (biyu)
  • → Vietnamese: tỉ dụ (比喻)
  • → Middle Vietnamese: ꞗí dù

    • Derived terms

    Japanese

    Kanji in this term
    比 喻
    ひ
    Grade: 5     		ゆ
    Hyōgai
    on'yomi
    For pronunciation and definitions of 比喻 – see the following entry.
    【比喩ひゆ】
    [noun] simile, metaphor, allegory
    Alternative spellings
    譬喩, 譬喻, 比ゆ, 比諭
    (This term, 比喻, is an alternative spelling (extended shinjitai) of the above term.)
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