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喻

Mandarin · pinyin yù#

to describe sth as
an analogy
a simile
a metaphor
an allegory

Mandarin · pinyin Yù#

surname Yu

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喻: yù · metaphor, analogy; example; like

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4 · yu4

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jyu6

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character

(alt. form 諭／谕) to inform; to notify; to explain
to understand; to know
to draw an analogy; to liken; to use a metaphor
a surname

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 愉 (yú, “happy”)

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