喻 yù

1. yù noun an analogy; a simile; a metaphor; an allegory
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Middle Chinese: yuH; a variant of simplified 谕, traditional 諭 and archaic or Korean 喩; in the sense of 比方 (CCD '喻' 3; Kroll 2015 '喻'; Unihan '喻')
2. yù proper noun Yu
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (CCD '喻' 4)
3. yù verb to explain
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '喻' 1)
4. yù verb to understand
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 家喻户晓 'every family and household knows' (CCI p. 34; CCD '喻' 2)
5. yù noun allegory; dṛṣṭānta
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dṛṣṭānta, or: upamā, Japanese: yu, Tibetan: dpe (BCSD '喻', p. 268; Mahāvyutpatti 'dṛṣṭānta'; MW 'dṛṣṭānta'; SH '喻', p. 368; Unihan '喻')

Contained in

• 杂譬喻经(雜譬喻經) Sundry Similes Sutra
• 譬喻 simile; rhetorical comparison; analogy ; example; dṛṣṭānta ; Avadana (parables); Apadāna
• 譬喻经(譬喻經) Sutra of Parables
• 月喻 the moon simile
• 同法喻 same dharma analogy
• 金刚喻定(金剛喻定) adamantine-like concentration; vajropamasamādhi
• 水喻 the water simile
• 五阴譬喻经(五陰譬喻經) sūtra on Similes for the Five Aggregates; Wuyin Piyu Jing
• 月喻经(月喻經) Yue Yu Jing; Candropamasūtra
• 六喻 six similes
• 象跡喻经(象跡喻經) Sutra of the Great Elephant Footprint Simile
• 旧杂譬喻经(舊雜譬喻經) Older Sutra of Parables
• 筏喻 the raft simile
• 星云说喻(星雲說喻) Hsing Yun's Parables
• 百喻经图画书(百喻經圖畫書) Illustrated Sutra of the One Hundred Parables
• 牛粪喻经(牛糞喻經) Sutra on the Cow Dung Simile
• 似喻 pseudo example
• 法句譬喻经(法句譬喻經) Dharmapadāvadāna Sūtra; Dharmapada
• 穷子喻(窮子喻) parable of the poor son
• 医喻经(醫喻經) Yi Yu Jing; Bhiśajupamānasūtra
• 髻珠喻 parable of the pearl in the topknot
• 七车譬喻经(七車譬喻經) Sutra on the Simile of the Seven Chariots
• 钵罗洗曩喻那(鉢囉洗曩喻那) King Prasenajit
• 怀胎喻(懷胎喻) the simile of conception
• 火宅喻 parable of the burning house
• 日喻 sun metaphor
• 金刚喻心(金剛喻心) vajropamasamādhi
• 化城喻 the parable of the manifested city
• 蛇喻经(蛇喻經) The Simile of the Snake; Alagaddūpamasutta
• 法华七喻; 1. 火宅喻 2. 穷子喻 3. 药草喻 4. 化城喻 5. 衣珠喻 6. 髻珠喻 7. 医子喻(法華七喻; 1. 火宅喻 2. 窮子喻 3. 藥草喻 4. 化城喻 5. 衣珠喻 6. 髻珠喻 7. 醫子喻) Parables of the Lotus Sutra: 1. Parable of the Burning House; 2. Parable of the Poor Son; 3. Parable of the Medicinal Herbs; 4. Parable of the Manifested City; 5. Parable of the Pearl in the Clothing; 6. Parable of the Pearl in the Topknot; 7. Parable of the Good Doctor
• 金刚喻施婆倪(金剛喻施婆倪) Vajrayogini
• 十一种月喻(十一種月喻) eleven similes about the moon
• 星喻 the star simile
• 城喻经(城喻經) Nagara Sutra
• 药草喻品(藥草喻品) Chapter on the Simile of Medicinal Herbs
• 法华七喻(法華七喻) seven parables of the Lotus Sutra
• 异法喻(異法喻) a counter example

Also contained in

言喻 、 明喻 、 不可言喻 、 不言而喻 、 借古喻今 、 镌喻 、 引喻失义 、 比喻义 、 家喻户晓 、 逆喻 、 风喻 、 比喻 、 以仁惠镌喻 、 换喻

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 4 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 412
• Scroll 3 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 396
• Scroll 2 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 388
• Scroll 8 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 325
• Scroll 16 Exploring the Mysteries of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji) 華嚴經探玄記 — count: 245
• Scroll 7 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 218
• Scroll 9 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 190
• Scroll 45 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Shu 大方廣佛華嚴經疏 — count: 176
• Scroll 1 Commentary on Nyāyamukha 因明入正理論疏 — count: 174
• Scroll 1 A Summary of Nyāyamukha 因明入正理論義纂要 — count: 174

Collocations

• 说喻 (說喻) 我今當復為汝說喻 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 25
• 闻喻 (聞喻) 智者聞喻 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 21
• 引喻 (引喻) 今當為汝引喻解之 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 16
• 喻经 (喻經) 證喻經 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 14
• 方喻 (方喻) 巧為方喻 — An Alternative Translation of the Saṃyukta Āgama (Saṁyukatāgamasūtra) 別譯雜阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 9
• 喻法 (喻法) 汝等受此蜜丸喻法 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 28 — count: 8
• 人喻 (人喻) 是謂三人喻彼出水 — Salt Water Parable Sūtra (Yan Shui Yu Jing) 鹹水喻經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
• 迹喻 (跡喻) 象跡喻 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 6
• 丸喻 (丸喻) 中阿含林品蜜丸喻經第九 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 28 — count: 6
• 慰喻 (慰喻) 慰喻後生諸天子言 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 9 — count: 6