寓言 yùyán fable
fable; allegory; parable
How to remember 寓言: 寓 residence + 言 words = fable.
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How it is used
- A fable - a short moral tale, often with animals: 《龟兔赛跑》是一则寓言 (《guī tù sàipǎo》 shì yī zé yùyán) 'The Tortoise and the Hare' is a fable.
- Measure word is 则 (zé); distinguish from 童话 (tónghuà, fairy tale) and 神话 (shénhuà, myth).
- Defined by carrying a 寓意 (moral lesson), which is its whole point.