|
||
轉喻
zyun3 jyu6 |
||
metonymy, a figure of speech that mentions one thing but actually refers to another e.g., "Washington" is a metonym for the US Government.
Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
||
轉喻 | ||
This word has been viewed 1159 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 15th Oct 2007 16:22 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
||
|
||
Living in China | Learn Chinese in China | Learn Mandarin in China | Chinese School | Chinese course in London |
||
Characters in this word:轉 zyun2 zyun3 - turn; transfer; revolve喻 jyu6 - explain; understand; analogy |
||