喻 (jyu6) — understand; know; comprehend in Cantonese
jyuˍ₆喻Mandarin Pinyin: yu4
Meaning of 喻
noununderstand; know; comprehend
nounexplain; make clear; inform
noundraw an analogy; be compared to
Example Sentences with 喻
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講ganˊ²緊jikˍ₆逆jyu6.喻。
He is talking about an inverse metaphor.
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔mingˎ₄明jikˍ₆逆jyu6.喻。
I don't understand the inverse metaphor.
keoiˏ₅佢jungˍ₆用zoˊ²咗jikˍ₆逆jyu6.喻。
He used an inverse metaphor.
haiˍ₆係maiˍ₆咪jikˍ₆逆jyu6?喻?
Is it an inverse metaphor?
neiˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係jikˍ₆逆jyu6.喻。
This is an inverse metaphor.
Words Containing 喻
比喻bei2 jyu6
metaphor; analogy; figure of speech
言喻jin4 jyu6
express with words
不可理喻bat1 ho2 lei5 jyu6
won't listen to reason
借喻ze3 jyu6
metonymy | synonyms: 借代, 換喻
家喻户曉gaa1 jyu6 wu6 hiu2
Well known
大腦比喻daai6 nou5 bei2 jyu6
brain metaphor
逆喻jik6 jyu6
an oxymoron (self-contradictory figure of speech)
諷喻fung3 jyu6
allegory; parable
家喻戶曉gaa1 jyu6 wu6 hiu2
(saying) understood by every household - common knowledge
不言而喻bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6
it goes without saying; it's self-evident
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