primaryMetaphor
P15665
predicate
Indicates a fundamental conceptual mapping where one domain (often concrete or physical) is systematically understood in terms of another (often abstract), forming a basic metaphorical relationship between them.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| hasMetaphor | 76 |
| usedMetaphoricallyFor | 4 |
| hasMainMetaphor | 2 |
| hasMetaphorSource | 2 |
| goldUsedAsMetaphorFor | 1 |
| hasMetaphoricOrigin | 1 |
| primaryInterfaceMetaphor | 1 |
| primaryMetaphor canonical | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: primaryMetaphor
Generated description
Indicates a fundamental conceptual mapping where one domain (often concrete or physical) is systematically understood in terms of another (often abstract), forming a basic metaphorical relationship between them.
Sample triples (88)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Wall of Death | life compared to a dangerous fairground ride via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Appletree | apple tree as symbol of knowledge and selectivity in relationships via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
|
Netra means eye in Sanskrit
surface form:
Netra
|
insight via predicate surface "usedMetaphoricallyFor" ⓘ |
|
Netra means eye in Sanskrit
surface form:
Netra
|
inner vision via predicate surface "usedMetaphoricallyFor" ⓘ |
| Ophir (biblical region) | purity via predicate surface "goldUsedAsMetaphorFor" ⓘ |
| My Church | music as church via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Treacherous | relationship as a dangerous road via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| I, Carrion (Icarian) | falling as an expression of love via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| I, Carrion (Icarian) | flight and descent imagery via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Agua de Beber | water of life via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Speak, for your lips are free | speech as liberation via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Speak, for your lips are free | body as site of resistance via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| I’ve Seen That Movie Too | film and cinema imagery via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
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The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game (originally by The Marvelettes)
surface form:
The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
|
love as a trap via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Love Is a Game | love as a game via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries | life compared to a bowl of cherries via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| La Cigarra | cicada as symbol of singing in the face of adversity via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Hälfte des Lebens | contrast between summer abundance and winter barrenness via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Fountain of Sorrow | fountain as source of sorrow and insight via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Sleep’s Dark and Silent Gate | sleep as a metaphor for death via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Hot Knife | comparison of attraction to butter melting on a hot knife via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Iceberg | iceberg as symbol of hidden feelings via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Cars Are Cars | automobiles as a symbol of modern life via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| The Heads of the Town up to the Aether | aether as metaphysical space via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| The Auld Triangle | triangle bell as symbol of prison life via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Chinese restaurant process | customers correspond to data points via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Chinese restaurant process | tables correspond to clusters via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Chinese restaurant process | restaurant corresponds to the partition structure via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Mama Werewolf | werewolf as a symbol of inner struggle via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Como La Flor | a flower representing love via predicate surface "hasMainMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Les moulins de mon cœur | windmills turning in the heart via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | comparison between humans and animals via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Fast, Cheap & Out of Control | comparison between biological and mechanical systems via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Jupiter’s Moon | levitation as symbol of spiritual transcendence via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Jupiter’s Moon | border crossing as symbol of moral boundaries via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Walk a Mile in My Shoes | walking in another person’s shoes as understanding their life via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| Zombies | zombies as people who drain others via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |
| England and the Octopus | octopus as encroaching development via predicate surface "hasMetaphor" ⓘ |