比ひ喩ゆ表ひょう現げん

noun

figurative expression; metaphorical expression

A general term for expressions that use figures of speech, especially metaphors. Used in literary analysis, rhetoric, and everyday language commentary.

• この詩しには多おおくの比ひ喩ゆ表ひょう現げんが使つかわれている。

  Many figurative expressions are used in this poem.

• 「人じん生せいは旅たびだ」というのはよく知しられた比ひ喩ゆ表ひょう現げんです。

  "Life is a journey" is a well-known metaphorical expression.