How do you say “figurative” in Vietnamese?

“Figurative” in Vietnamese is nghĩa bóng (a figurative meaning).

Vietnamese words for “figurative”

• nghĩa bóngListennoun
  Hanoi [ŋiə˦ˀ˥ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [ŋiə˨˩˦ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥]nghĩa creaky rising bóng rising

  a figurative meaning

  for “figurative” meaning: Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.

Related Vietnamese words

• bóngListennoun

  a ball

• bóng bảyListenadjective

  glamorous; slick

• biểu hiệnListenverb

  to express; to manifest

• tượng trưngListennoun

  symbol; symbolism

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.