寓意
jyu6 ji3yù yì
English
- moral (of a story)
- lesson to be learned
- implication
- message
- import
- metaphorical meaning
- implied or suggested meaning; motto
粵語 — Cantonese
- 一個故事或者比喻藴含嘅意思同教誨
Examples
門前嘅石獅子寓意威震四方。
The pair of stone lions symbolize unchallenged power.
螳螂捕蟬嘅寓意係，目光短淺嘅人追求眼前嘅利益嗰陣，往往忽視周圍嘅危險。
The motto of the story of a mantis stalking a cicada is that a short-sighted person is completely ignorant to imminent danger in his pursuit of close gains.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk