寓言
yùyán
nounHSK 7-9
“Fable” in Chinese is 寓言 (yùyán).
Meaning
- fable; allegory; parable
Example
画龙点睛是一则寓言故事。
"Drawing dragons and dotting in the eyes" is a fable.
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
Characters
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Not to be confused with: 预言 (yùyán, to predict) · 语言 (yǔyán, language)