代称 (dài chèn) — alternate name; metonym
Definition
A literary/rhetorical term for a word or phrase that stands in for something via association (e.g. 江山 for 'country'). It's a specialized term — usually encountered as 文化 or 文学 vocabulary, not everyday speech.
noun
alternate namemetonym
Examples
- “”“”代称。"Jiāng shān" shì "guó jiā" de wén xué dài chèn."Rivers and mountains" is a literary metonym for "country".
- “”代称。"Huā jiān" zài gǔ diǎn shī cí zhōng cháng zuò wéi nǚ xìng de dài chèn."Among the flowers" often serves as an alternate name for women in classical poetry.
- 代称。Tā men gěi zhè zuò chéng qǐ le yí gè xīn de dài chèn.They gave this city a new alternate name.
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