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jièyù to use sth as a metaphor

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        jiè, [藉], to lend/to borrow/by means of/to take (an opportunity), variant of 借[jiè]
        jièkǒu, to use as an excuse/on the pretext/excuse/pretext
        jièyòng, to borrow sth for another use/to borrow an idea for one's own use
        jièzhù, to draw support from/with the help of
        píngjiè, [憑借], to rely on/to depend on/by means of/thanks to/sth that one relies on
        jièguāng, excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)/reflected glory/to benefit from sb else'...
        jièjī, [借機], to seize the opportunity
        
        zūjiè, to rent/to lease
        jièjiàn, [借鑒], to draw on (others' experience)/to learn from (how others do things)/lesson to b...
宿         jièsù, to stay with sb/to ask for lodging
        jièdài, [借貸], to borrow or lend money/debit and credit items on a balance sheet
        jièchū, to lend
        jièkuǎn, to lend money/to borrow money/loan
        jiètiáo, [借條], receipt for a loan/IOU
        jièshūzhèng, [借書證], library card
        jièdiào, [借調], to temporarily transfer (personnel)
        
        jièzhài, [借債], to borrow money
        jièwèn, [借問], (honorific) May I ask?
        jièyuè, [借閱], to borrow books to read
        jiǎjiè, to make use of/to use sth as pretext/under false pretenses/under the guise of/ma...
        jièhuǒ, to borrow a light (for a cigarette)
        jiègù, to find an excuse
        
        jiètífāhuī, [借題發揮], to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas/to use sth as a pretext to ...
        jièjù, [借據], receipt for a loan
        jièfāng, borrower/debit side (of a balance sheet)
        xùjiè, [續借], extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal)
        chūjiè, to lend/to put out a loan
        jièzhòng, to rely on sb for support

        bǐyù, to compare/to liken to/metaphor/analogy/figure of speech/figuratively
        bùkělǐyù, to be impervious to reason (idiom)/unreasonable
        Yù/yù, surname Yu, to describe sth as/an analogy/a simile/a metaphor/an allegory
        yǐnyù, [隱喻], metaphor
        jiāyùhùxiǎo, [家喻戶曉], understood by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name
        ànyù, metaphor
        bùyánéryù, it goes without saying/it is self-evident
        míngyù, simile
        

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