歇后语 (歇後語)
xiē hòu yǔ
Pinyin
Definition
歇后语 (歇後語)
-
- 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
Character Decomposition
Related Words (17)
- 1 to rest
- 2 to take a break
- 3 to stop
- 4 to halt
- 5 (dialect) to sleep
- 6 a moment
- 7 a short while
- 1 to stop for a rest
- 1 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
- 1 to have a rest
- 2 to stay for the night
- 3 to go to bed
- 4 to sleep
- 1 hysteria (loanword)
- 2 hysterical
Sample Sentences
歇后语
two part folk sayings, where the second part is often omitted