Definition

Examples

• “江山”是“国家”的文学代称。
  “Jiāngshān” shì “guójiā” de wénxué dài chèn.
  "Rivers and mountains" is a literary metonym for "country".
• “花间”在古典诗词中常作为女性的代称。
  “Huājiān” zài gǔdiǎn shīcí zhōng cháng zuòwéi nǚxìng de dài chèn.
  "Among the flowers" often serves as an alternate name for women in classical poetry.
• 他们给这座城起了一个新的代称。
  Tāmen gěi zhè zuò chéng qǐ le yí gè xīn de dài chèn.
  They gave this city a new alternate name.