喻 [－]

Jyutping jyu6
Pinyin yú

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Same as 愉 (yú).
    (syn.) 愉

喻 [－]

Jyutping jyu6
Pinyin yù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Yu
  2. to describe sth as
  3. an analogy
  4. a simile
  5. a metaphor
  6. an allegory
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to describe sth as/an analogy/a simile/a metaphor/an allegory/to explain/to inform/to understand/to comprehend
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    藉​住​一​啲​相同​性質​而​具​體​嘅​事物​，​去表達​、​講述​一​啲​抽象​或者​難​明​嘅​概念
    metaphor
    • 比喻
      比喻
      bei2 jyu6
      analogy
    • 明喻
      明喻
      ming4 jyu6
      simile
    • 暗喻
      暗喻
      am3 jyu6
      metaphor
    • 借喻
      借喻
      ze3 jyu6
      metonymy
  2. 語素
    開導​；​勸告​；​指引
    to suggest; to teach
    • 勸喻
      劝喻
      hyun3 jyu6
      to advise
  3. 語素
    知道​；​清楚​噉​明白
    to know clearly; to understand
    • 不言而喻
      不言而喻
      bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6
      understood without having to be said
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to draw an analogy; to liken; to use a metaphor
  2. character
    to understand; to know
  3. character
    to inform; to notify; to explain
  4. character
    a surname
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. metaphor, analogy
  2. example
  3. like
  4. Cangjie Input
    ROMN
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #1079
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她的悲伤无法言喻。
    她的悲傷無法言喻。
    tā de bēi shāng wú fǎ yán yù 。
    • No words can express her deep sorrow.
  2. Mandarin
    莎士比亚把世界比喻成一个舞台。
    莎士比亞把世界比喻成一個舞台。
    shā shì bǐ yà bǎ shì jiè bǐ yù chéng yí gè wǔ tái 。
    • Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.
  3. Mandarin
    在中国，人们常把有能力的人喻为“千里马”。
    在中国，人們常把有能力的人喻為“千里馬”。
    zài zhōng guó ， rén men cháng bǎ yǒu néng lì de rén yù wèi “ qiān lǐ mǎ ”。
    • In China, talented people are often described as "ten thousand mile horses".
  4. Mandarin
    不可理喻
    不可理喻
    bù kě lǐ yù
    • Nonsense!
  5. Mandarin
    不言而喻。
    不言而喻。
    bù yán ér yù 。
    • That goes without saying.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢啲嘢不言而喻啦，仲使我讲？
    呢啲嘢不言而喻啦，仲使我講？
    nei1 di1 je5 bat1 jin4 ji4 jyu6 laa1, zung6 sai2 ngo5 gong2?
    • Everybody knows this; do I even need to say it out?
  2. Cantonese
    佢野蛮起上嚟，真系不可理喻㗎。
    佢野蠻起上嚟，真係不可理喻㗎。
    keoi5 je5 maan4 hei2 soeng5 lai4, zan1 hai6 bat1 ho2 lei5 jyu6 gaa3.
    • When he gets barbaric, he won't listen to reasons.
  3. Cantonese
    佢竟然可以漏咗个仔喺巴士度，简直不可理喻。
    佢竟然可以漏咗個仔喺巴士度，簡直不可理喻。
    keoi5 ging2 jin2 ho2 ji5 lau6 zo2 go3 zai2 hai2 baa1 si2 dou6, gaan2 zik6 bat1 ho2 lei5 jyu6.
    • How can he forget his son on the bus? Just unbelievable.
  4. Cantonese
    佢将总统比喻为希特拉。
    佢將總統比喻為希特拉。
    keoi5 zoeng1 zung2 tung2 bei2 jyu6 wai4 hei1 dak6 laai1.
    • He drew an analogy between the president and Hitler.
  5. Cantonese
    打个比喻
    打個比喻
    daa2 go3 bei2 jyu6
    • to use a metaphor
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    比喻意义
    比喻意義
    bǐ yù yì yì
    • figurative meaning
  2. Mandarin
    简直不可理喻。
    簡直不可理喻。
    jiǎn zhí bù kě lǐ yù ．
    • It is utterly unreasonable.
  3. Mandarin
    做一件不可理喻的事
    做一件不可理喻的事
    zuò yī jiàn bù kě lǐ yù de shì
    • X