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)
trad. 歇後語
Also written 歇後語【xiē hòu yǔ】
Characters in this word
3歇
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to rest, to take a break, to stop, to halt, (dialect) to sleep, a moment, a short while
- Pinyin
- xiē
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 9640 of 2500
后
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surname Hou
- Pinyin
- Hòu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 233 of 2500
语
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dialect, language, speech
- Pinyin
- yǔ
- Traditional
- 語
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 8417 of 2500