引喻失義

引喻失义
yǐnyùshīyì

to draw inappropriate analogies

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 引 yǐn
  1. to draw (e.g. a bow)
  2. to pull
  3. to stretch sth
  4. to extend
  5. to lengthen
  6. to involve or implicate in
  7. to attract
  8. to lead
  9. to guide
  10. to leave
  11. to provide evidence or justification for
  12. old unit of distance equal to 10 丈 zhàng, one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
=2 喻 Yù surname Yu
=2 喻 yù
  1. to describe sth as
  2. an analogy
  3. a simile
  4. a metaphor
  5. an allegory
=2 喻 yú
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 愉 (yú, “happy”)
  2. alternative form of 愉 (yú, “happy”)
=3 失 shī
  1. to lose
  2. to miss
  3. to fail
=3 失 yì
  1. alternative form of 佚 (“to ignore; indulgent”)
  2. alternative form of 逸 (yì, “to flee; to run away”)
=4 義 Yì
  1. surname Yi
  2. (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利 Yìdàlì)
=4 義 yì
  1. justice
  2. righteousness
  3. meaning
  4. foster (father etc)
  5. adopted
  6. artificial (tooth, limb etc)
  7. relationship
  8. friendship