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  jyu6 jyu4   jyutping
  yu3 yu4   pinyin
[a] metaphor; analogy [b] example [c] like


Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: (#30)

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This character was last edited on 18th Mar 2007

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detail  bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6  bu4 yan2 er2 yu4 = it goes without saying
detail  bei2 jyu6  bi3 yu4 = metaphor
detail  gaa1 jyu6 wu6 hiu2  jia1 yu4 hu4 xiao3 = (saying) understood by every household - common knowledge
detail  daai6 nou5 bei2 jyu6  da4 nao3 bi3 yu4 = brain metaphor
detail  gai3 syun3 gei1 bei2 jyu6  ji4 suan4 ji1 bi3 yu4 = computer metaphor
detail  jik6 jyu6   = an oxymoron (self-contradictory figure of speech)
detail  bei2 jyu6 dik1  bi3 yu4 de5 = [adj] parabolic
detail  zyun3 jyu6  zhuan3 yu4 = metonymy

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