寓意 (yù yì) — implied meaning; moral (of a story); message
Definition
寓意 is the moral or message intended by a story, work, or image — what the author wants you to take away. It is more author-intended than 含义 (a word's plain meaning) and more pointed than 意味 (a vaguer 'flavor' or overtone).
noun
implied meaningmoral (of a story)message
Examples
- 寓意。Zhè ge yù yán yù yì shēn kè.This fable has a profound moral.
- 寓意。Dú dǒng le zuò pǐn yù yì cái suàn zhēn zhèng lǐ jiě.Only by grasping the work's implied meaning can you truly understand it.
- 寓意，。Tā huà lǐ yǒu yù yì, nǐ yào zǐ xì tǐ huì.His words carry a message; you need to ponder them carefully.
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