寓言
yù yán · HSK 7
fable
🦊📖 寓 lodge/imply + 言 words = lodged words: a story carrying a hidden lesson, a fable
寓 means to lodge or imply, and 言 means speech or words. A 寓言 is a tale whose real meaning is lodged beneath the surface story, like Aesop's animal fables. CL 則/则 counts them as discrete pieces.