逆喻 (jik6 jyu6) — an oxymoron (self-contradictory figure of speech) in Cantonese
jikˍ₆逆jyuˍ₆喻Mandarin Pinyin: ni4 yu4
Meaning of 逆喻
nounan oxymoron (self-contradictory figure of speech)
Example Sentences with 逆喻
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講ganˊ²緊jikˍ₆逆jyu6.喻。
He is talking about an inverse metaphor.
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔mingˎ₄明jikˍ₆逆jyu6.喻。
I don't understand the inverse metaphor.
keoiˏ₅佢jungˍ₆用zoˊ²咗jikˍ₆逆jyu6.喻。
He used an inverse metaphor.
haiˍ₆係maiˍ₆咪jikˍ₆逆jyu6?喻?
Is it an inverse metaphor?
neiˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係jikˍ₆逆jyu6.喻。
This is an inverse metaphor.
Characters in 逆喻
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