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English

1. metonymy
2. synecdoche, a class of metonymy by mentioning a part for the whole or the other way round

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 以事物嘅部份、特徵代指該事物嘅全部，或者掉返轉，係修辭技巧

Examples

• 巾幗借代女子，鬚眉借代男子。

  Cloth represents women, while beard and eyebrows represent men.