Korean noun

비유

biyu

analogy; being figurative; metaphor

An act of explaining one thing effectively by comparing it with another thing that shares similarities, or such a method of explanation.

Standard pronunciation: [비유]
Level: Intermediate

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비유 in a sentence

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'내 누님같이 생긴 꽃'에서는 누님이 꽃에 비유가 되고 있다.
'내 누님가치 생긴 꼳'에서는 누니미 꼬체 비유가 되고 읻따.said like this'nae nunimgachi saenggin kkot'eseoneun nunimi kkoche biyuga doego itda.
대나무는 선비의 굽히지 않는 신념을 비유로 표현할 때 자주 쓰인다.
대나무는 선비의 구피지 안는 신녀믈 비유로 표현할 때 자주 쓰인다.said like thisdaenamuneun seonbiui gupiji anneun sinnyeomeul biyuro pyohyeonhal ttae jaju sseuinda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.