metaphor; implied comparison
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a metaphor in which words like 'is,' 'become,' or 'turn into' are used to equate two things, rather than words like 'like' or 'as'; an implied comparison
technicalAlso known as 暗喻 (àn yù). In Western rhetoric, this is distinguished from a simile (明喻), which uses explicit comparison words. Common in literary, poetic, and formal discourse.
Shào少
nián年
ér儿
tóng童
shì是
zǔ祖
guó国
de的
huā花
duǒ朵
。
Children are the flowers of the motherland.
Hé荷
yè叶
chéng成
le了
yī一
bǎ把
bǎ把
chēng撑
kāi开
de的
xiǎo小
sǎn伞
。
The lotus leaves became little umbrellas opened wide.
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Shí时
jiān间
jiù就
shì是
wǒ我
de的
shēng生
mìng命
。
Time is my life.
Shēng生
huó活
shì是
yī一
cháng场
màn漫
cháng长
de的
lǚ旅
xíng行
。
Life is a long journey.