yù
喻 (yù) is a Chinese word meaning “to describe sth as; an analogy; a simile”.
Meanings
- 1to describe sth as
- 2an analogy
- 3a simile
- 4a metaphor
- 5an allegory
Related words
比喻to compare不可理喻(idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable喻surname Yu隐喻metaphor家喻户晓understood by everyone (idiom); well known暗喻metaphor不言而喻(idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident明喻simile不可言喻inexpressible (idiom)借古喻今to borrow the past as a model for the present借喻to use sth as a metaphor换喻metonymy