Dictionary › 寓言

寓言

yù yán

HSK 6 2-character word Measure word 则

What 寓言 means

1. fable; allegory; parable

The characters in 寓言

• 寓yù(bound form) to reside; to inhabit; (bound form) residence; dwelling…
• 言yánwords; speech; to say

Example sentences

• 画龙点睛是一则寓言故事。
  "Drawing dragons and dotting in the eyes" is a fable.

Words containing 寓言

• 伊索寓言Yī suǒ Yù yánAesop's Fables, a collection of fables attributed to Aesop

Sounds the same

Read yù yán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 预言to predict; prophecy
• 浴盐bath salts