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隱喻

隱喻

See also: 隱喩 and 隐喻

Chinese

		secret; hidden; concealed	allegory
trad. (隱喻)		隱	喻
simp. (隐喻)		隐	喻

Noun

隱喻

metaphor

Synonyms

比喻 (bǐyù)
譬喻 (pìyù)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǐnyù

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄩˋ
Min Nan (POJ): ín-jū / ún-jū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǐnyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiinyiw
  - IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y⁵¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ín-jū / ún-jū
  - Tâi-lô: ín-jū / ún-jū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ynju, wnju
  - IPA (Xiamen): /in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zu²²/, /un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zu²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /in⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ d͡zu⁴¹/, /un⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ d͡zu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zu²²/, /un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zu²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zu³³/, /un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /in⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ d͡zu³³/, /un⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ d͡zu³³/