喻 (yù) — (bound form) metaphor; figurative meaning; (bound form) to comprehend; to explain through analogy
Definition
喻 (yù) is a bound form meaning 'metaphor' or 'to explain by analogy' — it almost never stands alone, appearing in words like 比喻 (bǐyù, metaphor) and 不可理喻 (bù kě lǐ yù, unreasonable/incomprehensible).
bound form
(bound form) metaphorfigurative meaning(bound form) to comprehendto explain through analogy
Examples
- 。Zhè ge bǐ yù hěn xíng xiàng.This metaphor is very vivid.
- 。Tā shuō huà zǒng shì xǐ huan dǎ bǐ yù.He always likes to use metaphors when speaking.
- 。Tā de xíng wéi jiǎn zhí bù kě lǐ yù.His behavior is simply incomprehensible.
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