歇後語 (hit3 hau6 jyu5) — after-pause saying in Cantonese
hit˗₃歇hauˍ₆後jyuˏ₅語简 歇后语
Mandarin Pinyin: xie1 hou4 yu3
Meaning of 歇後語
nounafter-pause saying
nountwo-part allegorical saying; enigmatic folk simile; truncated witticism
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