No. 16,439 in Korean
빗대
The Korean word "빗대" means "to refer to or allude to indirectly."
In a sentence
그는 자신의 생각을 빗대어 비유를 만들었다.
He created a metaphor by comparing his thoughts.
빗대어 is used here to mean 'comparing or indirectly referring to,' indicating a method of creating metaphors.
작가는 사회를 빗댄 글을 썼다.
The writer wrote an essay indirectly referring to society.
빗댄 describes the action of indirectly referring to or analogizing society in the writing.
이 그림은 현실을 빗대어 표현하고 있다.
This painting represents reality through an indirect analogy.
빗대어 expresses the idea of indirectly representing or analogizing reality in the artwork.
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