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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
影射 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
影射 =
ㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄜˋ · yǐngshè
verb — to insinuate, to allude to (someone, indirectly); to hint at by stand-in

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a shadow (影子)yǐng
to shoot, to aim at (射箭)shè
影射,影子的影,射箭的射。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

他不對著人,只朝著子()了一箭。
He never aims at the man — only fires (射) an arrow at the shadow (影) on the wall.
字源記憶法
關 · Related
暗示ànshìto hint — a softer indirect pointing諷刺fěngcìto satirize — often the sharp edge that carries