How do you say “simile” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "simile" in Vietnamese?

"Simile" in Vietnamese is so sánh (to compare).

“Simile” in Vietnamese is so sánh (to compare).

Vietnamese words for “simile”

so sánhnoun
Hanoi [sɔ˧˧ sajŋ̟˧˦] · Saigon [ʂɔ˧˧ ʂan˦˥]so level sánh rising
to compare
for “simile” meaning: A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.

Related Vietnamese words

hình tượngnoun
icon; image; symbol

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