借喻
jiè yù
Pinyin

Definition

借喻
 - 
jiè yù
  1. to use sth as a metaphor

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

借
jiè
  1. 1 to lend
  2. 2 to borrow
  3. 3 by means of
  4. 4 to take (an opportunity)
借口
jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to use as an excuse
  2. 2 on the pretext
  3. 3 excuse
  4. 4 pretext
不言而喻
bù yán ér yù
  1. 1 it goes without saying
  2. 2 it is self-evident
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借助
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to draw support from
  2. 2 with the help of
借宿
jiè sù
  1. 1 to stay with sb
  2. 2 to ask for lodging
借故
jiè gù
  1. 1 to find an excuse
借机
jiè jī
  1. 1 to seize the opportunity
借用
jiè yòng
  1. 1 to borrow sth for another use
  2. 2 to borrow an idea for one's own use
借给
jiè gěi
  1. 1 to lend to sb
借记卡
jiè jì kǎ
  1. 1 debit card
借贷
jiè dài
  1. 1 to borrow or lend money
  2. 2 debit and credit items on a balance sheet
借鉴
jiè jiàn
  1. 1 to draw on (others' experience)
  2. 2 to learn from (how others do things)
  3. 3 lesson to be learned (by observing others)
喻
Yù
  1. 1 surname Yu
凭借
píng jiè
  1. 1 to rely on
  2. 2 to depend on
  3. 3 by means of
  4. 4 thanks to
  5. 5 sth that one relies on
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
理喻
lǐ yù
  1. 1 to reason with sb
租借
zū jiè
  1. 1 to rent
  2. 2 to lease
言喻
yán yù
  1. 1 to describe
  2. 2 to put into words
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
  1. 1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable

Idioms (13)

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)
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
借古讽今
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
  1. 1 to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use sb's help
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
借资挹注
jiè zī yì zhù
  1. 1 to make use of sth in order to make good the deficits in sth else (idiom)
家喻户晓
jiā yù hù xiǎo
  1. 1 understood by everyone (idiom); well known
  2. 2 a household name
有借有还，再借不难
yǒu jiè yǒu huán , zài jiè bù nán
  1. 1 return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
背城借一
bèi chéng jiè yī
  1. 1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
  2. 2 to put up a desperate struggle
草船借箭
cǎo chuán jiè jiàn
  1. 1 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

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