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TOPIK 6determiner

은유적

eunyujeok [으뉴적]

은유적 표현 · 은유적인 · 은유적으로

metaphorical

Example

시인은 사랑을 은유적으로 표현했어요.

The poet expressed love metaphorically.

Word parts

은 hidden유 compare적 -ic, -al

Literally 'hidden comparison'; compare 직유 'simile'.