created sense approved 歇后语/歇後語 · xiēhòuyǔ · two-part allegorical saying — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
歇后语 / 歇後語
xiēhòuyǔ
two-part allegorical saying
A type of Chinese idiomatic folk saying in two parts, the first part is an image or riddle-like premise, and the second part is the punchline or intended meaning. Often the speaker only says the first part, leaving the listener to infer the rest.
歇 (literal) → 歇 · xiē · to cease 后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after 语 (literal) → 语/語 · yǔ · saying
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition