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歇後語
hit3 hau6 jyu5
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Chinese two-part allegory, saying with riddle or hidden implication | e.g. in Cantonese 非洲和尚 ==> 黑人僧（乞人憎） Lit. "after-pause saying".
Sometimes the hidden implication uses a homophonic pun (it says something, but refers to something else that sounds similar). Additional PoS:  Level: 3 Google Frequency: 360,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word was added by nanimo on 31st Oct 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 |
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歇
hit3
- [1] [v] rest [2] [v] sleep [3] [v] come to an 後 hau6 - behind; come after 語 jyu5 - language; speech; speak |
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