借指

jièzhǐ
  1. to refer to
  2. metaphor

CEDICT

  1. (semantics) to be used to refer to
  2. to be used to refer to

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 借 jiè
  1. to borrow
  2. (used in combination with 给 gěi or 出 chū etc) to lend
  3. to make use of; to avail oneself of
  4. (sometimes followed by 着 zhe) by; with
=1 借 jiè variant of 借 jiè
2 指 zhǐ
  1. finger
  2. to point at or to
  3. to indicate or refer to
  4. to depend on
  5. to count on
  6. (of hair) to stand on end

Related entries

参见 cānjiàn
  1. to refer to
  2. see also
  3. compare (cf.)
  4. to pay respect to
参见上文。

See above.

Source: Tatoeba

指代 zhǐdài
  1. to refer to
  2. to be used in place of
提述 tíshù to refer to
谈到 tándào
  1. to refer to
  2. to speak about
  3. to talk about
我們談到了昨天的測驗。

We talked about yesterday's test.

Source: Tatoeba

参照 cānzhào
  1. to consult a reference
  2. to refer to (another document)
参阅 cānyuè
  1. to consult
  2. to refer to
  3. to read (instructions)
查阅 cháyuè
  1. to consult
  2. to refer to
  3. to look sth up in a reference source
若你不懂词义，就在辞典上查阅一下吧。

If you don't know what the word means, look it up in the dictionary.

Source: Tatoeba

言说 yánshuō
  1. to speak of
  2. to refer to
指称 zhǐchēng
  1. designation
  2. reference
  3. to refer to
提到 tídào
  1. to mention
  2. to raise (a subject)
  3. to refer to
您的名字被提到了。

Your name was mentioned.

Source: Tatoeba

查 chá
  1. to research
  2. to check
  3. to investigate
  4. to examine
  5. to refer to
  6. to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
查詞典。

Check your dictionary.

Source: Tatoeba

暗喻 ànyù metaphor
隐喻 yǐnyù metaphor
譬喻 pìyù
  1. analogy
  2. metaphor
  3. simile
比喻 bǐyù
  1. to compare
  2. to liken to
  3. metaphor
  4. analogy
  5. figure of speech
  6. figuratively
莎士比亞把世界比喻成一個舞台。

Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.

Source: Tatoeba

比拟 bǐnǐ
  1. to compare
  2. to draw a parallel
  3. to match
  4. analogy
  5. metaphor
  6. comparison