비유

biyu · [비유]

analogy · being figurative · metaphor

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. analogy; being figurative; metaphorAn act of explaining one thing effectively by comparing it with another thing that shares similarities, or such a method of explanation.

Written Forms

비유Hangul
比喩/譬喩Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

Metaphors are also excellent materials that are very helpful for studying the Korean language.

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Various metaphors and poetic imagery expressing emotions are frequently used in K-pop lyrics.

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I suppose it's thanks to these lyrical metaphors that so many fans feel the longing in the songs so intensely and poignantly, don't you think?

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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