歇後語 [－后语]

Jyutping kit3 hau6 jyu5
Pinyin xiē hòu yǔ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    唔​直接​講出​下​半段​嘅​本意​，​等​人​哋​從​上​半段​嘅​比喻​嚟​到領​會​嘅​語​句​（​量​詞​：​句​）
    sandwich pun; literally: pause then phrase

歇後語 [－后语]

Jyutping hit3 hau6 jyu5
Pinyin xiē hòu yǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  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)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    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.")
    (syn.) 背語, 俏皮話, 孽譎仔話 GT, 太監話, 功夫話, 歇後語, 剺揭話, 孽譎話, GT - General Taiwaneseno specific region identified), 師傅話, 歇後語兒
    • 毛主席的那個經典歇後語“和尚打傘，無法無天”
      毛主席的那个经典歇后语“和尚打伞，无法无天”
      máo zhǔ xí de nà ge jīng diǎn xiē hòu yǔ “ hé shàng dǎ sǎn ， wú fǎ wú tiān ”
      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”).)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    歇后语：「半粒荔枝」──把几火
    歇後語：「半粒荔枝」──把幾火
    hit3 hau6 jyu5 bun3 lap1 lai6 zi1 baa2 gei2 fo2
    • Sandwich pun : "Half a piece of Lychee" -- extremely angry
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    毛主席的那个经典歇后语“和尚打伞，无法无天”
    毛主席的那個經典歇後語“和尚打傘，無法無天”
    máo zhǔ xí de nà ge jīng diǎn xiē hòu yǔ “ hé shàng dǎ sǎn ， wú fǎ wú tiān ”
    • 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”).)