歇后语

xiē hòu yǔ

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Definitions

1. 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)

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Child Words of 歇后语

• 后 后 hòu: empress
• 歇 歇 xiē: to rest
• 语 语 yǔ: dialect
• 语 语 yù: to tell to