《老子》是中国哲学的珍贵典籍,文约义丰,言简意赅。这部分地是因为《老子》中大量运用了比喻的写作手法,各类比喻俯拾皆是,散见于全书各章节。对老子的比喻进行分析,有助于我们更好地把握其思想实质。下面按比喻所体现的思想内涵,结合其表现形式,将《老子》中的比喻分为五类进 Lao Tzu is a precious book of Chinese philosophy. This is partly due to the fact that Lao Tzu makes extensive use of the metaphorical writing technique and that various parables can be found in many parts of the book. An analysis of Lao Tzu’s metaphors helps us better grasp the essence of his ideas. The following metaphor embodied in the ideological content, combined with its manifestations, the metaphor of “Lao Tzu” is divided into five categories