歇後語

歇后语
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

一種漢語特有的隱語。通常由兩個部分組成，前半部如同前提，作為引導；後半部則像說明，為表達的重點。其特色在於使語言表達過程中，產生隱誨、恍悟與暫停、豁然的效果。若運用得當，可使意念的說明詼諧靈動，妙趣橫生。

重編國語辭典

一種隱語。由兩部分組成，前半部類似謎語，做為引導的功能；後半部則像是謎底，通常後半部會被省略

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 後 hòu
  1. back
  2. behind
  3. rear
  4. afterwards
  5. after
  6. later
  7. post-
3 語 yǔ
  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. speech

Containing this entry

歇後語兒 xiēhòuyǔr