喻U+55BB12 STROKES
Entry·pron. yù
ㄩˋ
“To explain or inform; to know or understand; an analogy or metaphor; a surname.”
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Radical
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- 比喻ㄅㄧˇ ㄩˋa figure of speech comparing two unlike things; metaphor; analogy; to liken one thing to another for clarity or vividness
- 隱喻ㄧㄣˇ ㄩˋmetaphor; a figure of speech that describes something by referring to something else with similar qualities, without using 'like' or 'as'.
- 喻為ㄩˋ ㄨㄟˋto liken to; to compare to; to regard as
- 家喻戶曉ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇknown to every household; widely known; universally recognized
- 譬喻ㄆㄧˋ ㄩˋmetaphor; simile; analogy; figure of speech using one thing to illustrate another
- 比喻為ㄅㄧˇ ㄩˋ ㄨㄟˋto liken to; to compare to; to metaphorically equate something with something else
- 不言而喻ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄩˋunderstood without explanation; self-evident; obvious
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