歇后语

歇後語
xiēhòuyǔ
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)

CEDICT

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.")

Wiktionary

一种汉语特有的隐语。通常由两个部分组成，前半部如同前提，作为引导；后半部则像说明，为表达的重点。其特色在于使语言表达过程中，产生隐诲、恍悟与暂停、豁然的效果。若运用得当，可使意念的说明诙谐灵动，妙趣横生。

重編國語辭典

一种隐语。由两部分组成，前半部类似谜语，做为引导的功能；后半部则像是谜底，通常后半部会被省略

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 歇 xiē
  1. to rest
  2. to take a break
  3. to stop
  4. to halt
  5. (dialect) to sleep
  6. a moment
  7. a short while
=2 后 hòu
  1. empress
  2. queen
  3. (archaic) monarch
  4. ruler
=2 后 hòu
  1. back
  2. behind
  3. rear
  4. afterwards
  5. after
  6. later
  7. post-
3 语 yǔ
  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. speech

Containing this entry

歇后语儿 xiēhòuyǔr