objectification; rhetorical device; personification reversed
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rhetorical device of objectification; comparing a person to a thing or one thing to another
formalA specific type of metaphor or simile in Chinese rhetoric where non-human attributes are ascribed to a human or one object is described in terms of another. It is the conceptual opposite of '拟人' (personification).
Dí敌
rén人
zhāng张
yá牙
wǔ舞
zhǎo爪
de地
pū扑
le了
guò过
lái来
。
The enemy pounced over, baring fangs and brandishing claws.
Tā他
de的
nù怒
huǒ火
xiàng像
huǒ火
shān山
yī一
yàng样
bào爆
fā发
le了
。
His anger erupted like a volcano.
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Zài在
zuò作
jiā家
bǐ笔
xià下
，
nà那
zuò座
lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
fǎng仿
fú佛
zài在
fēng风
zhōng中
tàn叹
xī息
。
Under the writer's pen, that old house seemed to sigh in the wind.
Tā她
shuō说
huà话
de的
shēng声
yīn音
xiàng像
huáng黄
yīng莺
yī一
yàng样
qīng清
cuì脆
。
Her speaking voice is as crisp and clear as an oriole's.