pì yù
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  • 1

    v.use figure of speech including metaphor, simile, and analogy

    • méi bèi pì yù chéng hēi sè de jīn zi

      譬喻黑色金子

      Black gold is a metaphor for coal.

  • 2

    n.analogy; metaphor; simile; figure of speech

    • zuò gè pì yù

      譬喻

      make a figure of speech

    • qià dàng shǐ yòng pì yù kě yǐ shǐ wén zhāng gèng yǒu shuō fú lì

      恰当使用譬喻可以使文章说服力

      Appropriate analogies will add to the persuasiveness of an essay.

    • zhè shì dōng xī wén huà zhuàng jī de yī zhǒng pì yù

      东西文化撞击一种譬喻

      It is analogy of cultural conflict between China and the West.