synecdoche in Chinese
synecdoche in Chinese is 提喻 — synecdoche means a figure of speech in which a part stands for the whole, the whole stands for a part, or a specific example stands for a general category, or vice versa.
synecdoche in Chinese
提喻
Pronounced: tí yù
(figure of speech) A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to represent the whole, or the whole to represent a part, or a specific kind or instance to represent the general category, or the general category to represent a specific kind or instance, or the constituent material to represent the thing made from it.
What does "synecdoche" mean?
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noun A figure of speech in which a part stands for the whole, the whole stands for a part, or a specific example stands for a general category, or vice versa.
"Calling a car 'wheels' is a common synecdoche."
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synecdoche in a sentence
- Calling a car 'wheels' is a common synecdoche.
- The poet used synecdoche throughout the opening stanza.
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What is "synecdoche" in Chinese?
"synecdoche" in Chinese is 提喻. synecdoche means: A figure of speech in which a part stands for the whole, the whole stands for a part, or a specific example stands for a general category, or vice versa.
How do you pronounce 提喻?
"synecdoche" in Chinese is 提喻, pronounced "tí yù".
How do you use "synecdoche" in a sentence?
Example: "Calling a car 'wheels' is a common synecdoche." In Chinese, "synecdoche" is 提喻.
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