"Figuratively" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 比喻 | bǐ yù | to compare / to liken to / metaphor / analogy / figure of speech / figuratively |   |
| 毫毛 | háo máo | fine hair (on the body) / down / (often used figuratively as in 動毫毛|动毫毛[dong4 hao2 mao2] "to harm sb in the slightest way") | |
| 歧路 | qí lù | to diverge from the main road, also figuratively | |
| 小钢炮 | xiǎo gāng pào | (coll.) piece of light artillery such as a mortar / (fig.) person who speaks boldly and frankly / hot hatch (car) / (also used figuratively with various meanings in other contexts) | |
