歇后语

Traditional: 歇後語
xiē hòu yǔ
Dictionary entry
anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part)

What does 歇后语 mean?

歇后语 (xiē hòu yǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part)

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歇后语
xiē hòu yǔ
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