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歇后语
xiē​hòu​yǔ

two-part allegorical saying

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 歇 xiē nounverb
    to cease
    to stop; to desist; to come to an end
  2. 后 後 hòu locativepreposition
    after
    (bound form) later in time; afterwards; future; subsequent in a sequence
  3. 语 語 yǔ noun
    saying
    (bound form) an idiom, proverb, or set phrase; words from an ancient text