借代 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. metonymy
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    以​事物​嘅​部份​、​特徵代​指該​事物​嘅​全部​，​或者​掉​返轉​，​係​修辭​技巧
    synecdoche, a class of metonymy by mentioning a part for the whole or the other way round
    • 巾幗借代女子，鬚眉借代男子。
      巾帼借代女子，须眉借代男子。
      gan1 gwok3 ze3 doi6 neoi5 zi2, sou1 mei4 ze3 doi6 naam4 zi2.
      Cloth represents women, while beard and eyebrows represent men.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, rhetoric
    rhetorical devices such as metonymy, antonomasia and synecdoche
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    巾帼借代女子，须眉借代男子。
    巾幗借代女子，鬚眉借代男子。
    gan1 gwok3 ze3 doi6 neoi5 zi2, sou1 mei4 ze3 doi6 naam4 zi2.
    • Cloth represents women, while beard and eyebrows represent men.