抖包袱
dǒu​bāo​fu

to deliver a punchline

  • created sense approved 抖包袱 · dǒu​bāo​fu · to deliver a punchline — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抖包袱

    dǒu​bāo​fu

    to deliver a punchline

    A comedy technique in performing arts like [[相声|相聲|xiang4 sheng5]] where suspense or setup is built up and then suddenly released to reveal a joke or punchline.

    dǒu​bāo​fú

    抖, 包袱

    抖 (literal) → 抖 · dǒu · to reveal 包袱 (literal) → 包袱 · bāo​fu · punchline

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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