托物引类 — “Entrusting thoughts to objects and drawing parallels”
托物引类 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to express one's ideas or feelings by drawing parallels or using metaphors derived from similar things; to use objects or phenomena as analogies to convey one's thoughts”. Literally, “Entrusting thoughts to objects and drawing parallels”.
托物引类 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 托
- tuō托zhī之kōng空yán言entrust to empty words
- tuō托yú于kōng空yán言entrust to empty talk
- tuō托gōng公bào报sī私abuse public authority for private gain
- tuō托gōng公xíng行sī私abuse public office for private gain
- tuō托fèng凤pān攀lóng龙curry favor with powerful figures
- tuō托qī妻fù付zi子entrust wife and children to a friend
- tuō托qī妻jì寄zǐ子entrust wife and children to another's care
- tuō托gū孤jì寄mìng命entrust orphan and vital mission
- tuō托wù物yù寓xīng兴Express feelings through objects
- tuō托wù物yù寓gǎn感express feelings through objects
- tuō托wù物gǎn感huái怀Express feelings through objects
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What does 托物引类 mean?
托物引类 (tuō wù yǐn lèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to express one's ideas or feelings by drawing parallels or using metaphors derived from similar things; to use objects or phenomena as analogies to convey one's thoughts”.
How do you pronounce 托物引类?
托物引类 is pronounced tuō wù yǐn lèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 托物引类 literally mean?
Literally, 托物引类 means “Entrusting thoughts to objects and drawing parallels”. It is used to mean “to express one's ideas or feelings by drawing parallels or using metaphors derived from similar things; to use objects or phenomena as analogies to convey one's thoughts”.
What is the Chinese definition of 托物引类?
指援引类似的事物寄托己意。