Meaning of 明喻
明喻 means simile; explicit metaphor; a figure of speech that directly compares two different things using words like 'like' or 'as'. Pronounced míng yù.
- simile; explicit metaphor; a figure of speech that directly compares two different things using words like 'like' or 'as'
Definitions & Examples
Cǐ此
shí时
xīn心
qíng情
，
zhèng正
xiàng像
zhè这
wú无
shuǐ水
de的
kū枯
jǐng井
。
At this moment, my mood is just like this dry well without water.
Tā她
de的
xiào笑
róng容
xiàng像
chūn春
tiān天
de的
yáng阳
guāng光
yī一
yàng样
wēn温
nuǎn暖
。
Her smile is as warm as the spring sunshine.
Zhàn战
shì士
men们
rú如
xià下
shān山
měng猛
hǔ虎
bān般
chōng冲
xiàng向
dí敌
rén人
。
The soldiers charged at the enemy like fierce tigers descending the mountain.
Shí时
jiān间
hǎo好
bǐ比
liú流
shuǐ水
，
yī一
qù去
bù不
fù复
fǎn返
。
Time is like flowing water—once gone, it never returns.