โวหารเปรียบเทียบ
woh-hăan bprìiap-tîiap
Meanings
1NounC1
comparative figure of speech (e.g., simile or metaphor)
A figure of speech that compares one thing with another, usually a simile and sometimes a metaphor, used to make the idea clearer.
Examples
ครูสอนkruu sŏnครูสอนkruu sŏn[to] teach (used after subject ‘teacher’)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeประโยคprà-yôhkประโยคprà-yôhk1sentence (grammar)2statement/line (utterance)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herสวยsŭuaiสวยsŭuai1beautiful; pretty2perfect; flawless (ironic)3nicely done; fineดั่งdàngดั่งdàng1such as; as (archaic/lit.)2as; like; as if (literary)นางฟ้าnaang fáaนางฟ้าnaang fáa1angel; fairy2very kind/beautiful womanเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsโวหารเปรียบเทียบwoh-hăan bprìiap-tîiapโวหารเปรียบเทียบwoh-hăan bprìiap-tîiapcomparative figure of speech (e.g., simile or metaphor)แบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)
The teacher taught that the sentence "She is as beautiful as an angel" is a type of simile.
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โวหารเปรียบเทียบwoh-hăan bprìiap-tîiapโวหารเปรียบเทียบwoh-hăan bprìiap-tîiapcomparative figure of speech (e.g., simile or metaphor)