借喻 jiè yù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩˋ ze3 jyu6
- to use sth as a metaphor
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借
- 借助 jiè zhù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨˋ ze3 zo6 to draw support from
- 借口 jiè kǒu ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ ze3 hau2 to use as an excuse
- 借条 借條 jiè tiáo ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ze3 tiu4 receipt for a loan
- 借用 jiè yòng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄥˋ ze3 jung6 to borrow sth for another use
- 借贷 借貸 jiè dài ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄞˋ ze3 taai3 to borrow or lend money
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- 借鉴 借鑒 jiè jiàn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ze3 gaam3 to draw on (others' experience)
- 凭借 憑借 píng jiè ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ pang4 ze3 to rely on
- 借代 jiè dài ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄞˋ ze3 doi6 metonymy
- 借以 jiè yǐ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧˇ ze3 ji5 so as to
- 借位 jiè wèi ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄟˋ ze3 wai2 in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place
- 借住 jiè zhù ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨˋ ze3 zyu6 to lodge
- 借债 借債 jiè zhài ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄞˋ ze3 zaai3 to borrow money
- 借光 jiè guāng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ze3 gwong1 excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
- 借出 jiè chū ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄔㄨ ze3 ceot1 to lend
- 借势 借勢 jiè shì ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ ze3 sai3 to borrow sb's authority
- 借取 jiè qǔ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩˇ ze3 ceoi2 to borrow
- 借命 jiè mìng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ze3 ming6 to live out a pointless existence
- 借问 借問 jiè wèn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄣˋ ze3 man6 (honorific) May I ask?
- 借单 借單 jiè dān ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄢ ze3 daan1 receipt for a loan
- 借契 jiè qì ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧˋ ze3 kai3 contract for a loan
喻
- 比喻 bǐ yù ㄅㄧˇ ㄩˋ bei2 jyu6 to compare
- 家喻户晓 家喻戶曉 jiā yù hù xiǎo ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩˋ ㄏㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ gaa1 jyu6 wu6 hiu2 understood by everyone (idiom); well known
- 换喻 換喻 huàn yù ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄩˋ wun6 jyu6 metonymy
- 明喻 míng yù ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ming4 jyu6 simile
- 暗喻 àn yù ㄢˋ ㄩˋ am3 jyu6 metaphor
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- 晓喻 曉喻 xiǎo yù ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˋ hiu2 jyu6 to inform
- 理喻 lǐ yù ㄌㄧˇ ㄩˋ lei5 jyu6 to reason with sb
- 自喻 zì yù ㄗˋ ㄩˋ zi6 jyu6 to refer to oneself as
- 言喻 yán yù ㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ jin4 jyu6 to describe; to put into words
- 讽喻 諷喻 fěng yù ㄈㄥˇ ㄩˋ fung3 jyu6 parable
- 譬喻 pì yù ㄆㄧˋ ㄩˋ pei3 jyu6 analogy
- 转喻 轉喻 zhuǎn yù ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄩˋ zyun2 jyu6 metonymy
- 逆喻 nì yù ㄋㄧˋ ㄩˋ jik6 jyu6 oxymoron
- 隐喻 隱喻 yǐn yù ㄧㄣˇ ㄩˋ jan2 jyu6 metaphor
- 风喻 風喻 fēng yù ㄈㄥ ㄩˋ fung1 jyu6 see 讽喻
- 提喻法 tí yù fǎ ㄊㄧˊ ㄩˋ ㄈㄚˇ tai4 jyu6 faat3 synecdoche
- 比喻义 比喻義 bǐ yù yì ㄅㄧˇ ㄩˋ ㄧˋ bei2 jyu6 ji6 figurative meaning (of a word)
- 不可理喻 bù kě lǐ yù ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄩˋ bat1 ho2 lei5 jyu6 (idiom) impervious to reason; unreasonable
- 不可言喻 bù kě yán yù ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ bat1 ho2 jin4 jyu6 inexpressible (idiom)
- 不言而喻 bù yán ér yù ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄦˊ ㄩˋ bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6 (idiom) it goes without saying; it is self-evident
Idioms with these characters
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ cou2 syun4 ze3 zin3 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三国演义)
- 借刀杀人 借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rén ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄠ ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ze3 dou1 saat3 jan4 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
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- 借古讽今 借古諷今 jiè gǔ fěng jīn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄈㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ze3 gu2 fung3 gam1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
- 借花献佛 借花獻佛 jiè huā xiàn Fó ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄛˊ ze3 faa1 hin3 fat6 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
- 借酒浇愁 借酒澆愁 jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄡˊ ze3 zau2 giu1 sau4 (idiom) to drown one's sorrows
- 借尸还魂 借屍還魂 jiè shī huán hún ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ze3 si1 waan4 wan4 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise