歇後語
See also: 歇后语
Chinese
| to rest | back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (歇後語) | 歇 | 後 | 語 | |
| simp. (歇后语) | 歇 | 后 | 语 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): kit3 hau6 jyu5 / hit3 hau6 jyu5
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiēhòuyǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝ ㄏㄡˋ ㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siehòuyǔ
- Wade–Giles: hsieh1-hou4-yü3
- Yale: syē-hòu-yǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiehowyeu
- Palladius: сехоуюй (sexoujuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (歇後語兒 / 歇后语儿)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiēhòuyǔr
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝ ㄏㄡˋ ㄩˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siehòuyǔr
- Wade–Giles: hsieh1-hou4-yü3-ʼrh
- Yale: syē-hòu-yǔr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiehowyeuel
- Palladius: сехоуюйр (sexoujujr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ yə̯ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kit3 hau6 jyu5 / hit3 hau6 jyu5
- Yale: kit hauh yúh / hit hauh yúh
- Cantonese Pinyin: kit8 hau6 jy5 / hit8 hau6 jy5
- Guangdong Romanization: kid3 heo6 yu5 / hid3 heo6 yu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰiːt̚³ hɐu̯²² jyː¹³/, /hiːt̚³ hɐu̯²² jyː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiat-hō͘-gú
- Tâi-lô: hiat-hōo-gú
- Phofsit Daibuun: hiathoxguo
- IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ²²⁻²¹ ɡu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hioh-āu-gí
- Tâi-lô: hioh-āu-gí
- Phofsit Daibuun: hioih'auxgie
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ au³³⁻²¹ ɡi⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: hiah4 ao6 ghe2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hiah ău gṳ́
- Sinological IPA (key): /hiaʔ²⁻⁴ au³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡɯ⁵²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Noun
歇後語
- xiehouyu (An idiomatic two-part double pun. Part one is akin to a riddle, while part two is usually a double pun based on part one. The second part is often omitted. An example in English might be "make like a tree and leave.")
- 毛主席的那個經典歇後語「和尚打傘，無法無天」 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2004: 浅谈文化差异下的英汉成语的理解和互译 (A brief discussion on understanding English and Chinese idioms and translating between the two languages, considering cultural differences)
- Máo zhǔxí de nàge jīngdiǎn xiēhòuyǔ “héshàngdǎsǎn, wúfǎwútiān” [Pinyin]
- that classic double pun used by Chairman Mao, "A bald monk holding up an umbrella, no (respect for) law and order." (法 (fǎ, “law”) and 髮／发 (fà, “hair”) are homophones in Chinese; 天 (tiān) literally means sky, but it is also short for 天理 (tiānlǐ, “heavenly justice”).)
毛主席的那个经典歇后语「和尚打伞，无法无天」 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 歇後語 (“xiehouyu”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 歇後語, 俏皮話 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 歇後語兒 |
| Taiwan | 歇後語 | |
| Singapore | 歇後語 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 歇後語, 背語 |
| Hong Kong | 歇後語 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 師傅話, 功夫話, 太監話 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 師傅話, 功夫話, 太監話 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 剺揭話 |
| Quanzhou | 剺揭話 | |
| Zhangzhou | 剺揭話 | |
| Taipei | 孽譎仔話 GT | |
| Tainan | 孽譎話 | |
| Chaozhou | 歇後語 | |
| Jieyang | 歇後語 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 歇後語 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |