暗喻
àn yù
Pinyin

Definition

暗喻
 - 
àn yù
  1. metaphor

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

暗恋
àn liàn
  1. 1 to be secretly in love with
黑暗
hēi àn
  1. 1 dark
  2. 2 darkly
  3. 3 darkness
不言而喻
bù yán ér yù
  1. 1 it goes without saying
  2. 2 it is self-evident
喻
Yù
  1. 1 surname Yu
昏暗
hūn àn
  1. 1 dusky
晦暗
huì àn
  1. 1 dark and gloomy
暗
àn
  1. 1 variant of 暗[àn]
暗中
àn zhōng
  1. 1 in the dark
  2. 2 in secret
  3. 3 on the sly
  4. 4 surreptitiously
暗地
àn dì
  1. 1 secretly
  2. 2 inwardly
暗暗
àn àn
  1. 1 secretly
  2. 2 inwardly
暗淡
àn dàn
  1. 1 dark
  2. 2 dim (light)
  3. 3 dull (color)
  4. 4 drab
  5. 5 (fig.) gloomy
  6. 6 bleak
暗疮
àn chuāng
  1. 1 acne
暗示
àn shì
  1. 1 to hint
  2. 2 to suggest
  3. 3 suggestion
  4. 4 hint
暗算
àn suàn
  1. 1 to plot against
暗自
àn zì
  1. 1 inwardly
  2. 2 to oneself
  3. 3 secretly
暗藏
àn cáng
  1. 1 to hide
  2. 2 to conceal
暗号
àn hào
  1. 1 secret signal (sign)
  2. 2 countersign
  3. 3 password
暗香
àn xiāng
  1. 1 subtle fragrance
柳暗花明
liǔ àn huā míng
  1. 1 lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
  2. 2 light at the end of the tunnel
比喻
bǐ yù
  1. 1 to compare
  2. 2 to liken to
  3. 3 metaphor
  4. 4 analogy
  5. 5 figure of speech
  6. 6 figuratively

Idioms (20)

不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
  1. 1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
名重识暗
míng zhòng shí àn
  1. 1 of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
家喻户晓
jiā yù hù xiǎo
  1. 1 understood by everyone (idiom); well known
  2. 2 a household name
明人不做暗事
míng rén bù zuò àn shì
  1. 1 The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).
  2. 2 fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
明察暗访
míng chá àn fǎng
  1. 1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
  2. 2 taking information from all sides
明岗暗哨
míng gǎng àn shào
  1. 1 both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
明查暗访
míng chá àn fǎng
  1. 1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
  2. 2 taking information from all sides
明枪好躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明争暗斗
míng zhēng àn dòu
  1. 1 to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
明珠暗投
míng zhū àn tóu
  1. 1 to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
  2. 2 not to get proper recognition for one's talents
暗察明访
àn chá míng fǎng
  1. 1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
  2. 2 taking information from all sides
暗渡陈仓
àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
暗无天日
àn wú tiān rì
  1. 1 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
暗送秋波
àn sòng qiū bō
  1. 1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
柳暗花明
liǔ àn huā míng
  1. 1 lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
  2. 2 light at the end of the tunnel
头昏眼暗
tóu hūn yǎn àn
  1. 1 head spinning and eyes dark (idiom); dizzy
  2. 2 fainting
  3. 3 vertigo
黎明前的黑暗
lí míng qián de hēi àn
  1. 1 darkness comes before dawn
  2. 2 things can only get better (idiom)

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