Metaphor

"Metaphor" in cmn

比喻

bǐyù

(uncountable: figure of speech)

比喻

bǐyù

(countable: word or phrase used in metaphor)

比擬 /比拟

bǐnǐ

(countable: word or phrase used in metaphor)

象徵 /象征

xiàngzhēng

(countable: word or phrase used in metaphor)

隱喻 /隐喻

yǐnyù

(countable: word or phrase used in metaphor)

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