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双关语 (雙關語)
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

双关语 [shuānɡɡuānyǔ]
  1. 1. noun A pun; a phrase or a sentence that has two meanings; having phonetic pun and semantic pun, e.g. The two-part allegorical saying as 孔夫子搬家ーー净是书(输) is the former, and "江里的浪花ーー不是吹的" is the later.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

双关语 [shuānɡɡuānyǔ]
  1. 1. 表面上表达一个意思,实际上隐含着另一个意思的词语或句子。分谐音双关和语义双关两类。如歇后语"孔夫子搬家ーー净是书(输)"是谐音双关,"江里的浪花ーー不是吹的"是语义双关。

Examples

Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning.
日本人喜欢说双关语,因为他们的语言很适合双关语
a play on words
双关语
This is a humorous pun, or play on words for hilarious effect.
这是一个幽默的双关语或是俏皮话来达到欢愉的效果。
She wanted to aim a pun.
她想说个双关语

Word Decomposition


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