Xiehouyu

• Rohsenow, John Snowden. A Chinese-English dictionary of enigmatic folk similes (xiēhòuyǔ). Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1991.
• Encyclopedia of China . First Edition. Beijing; Shanghai: Encyclopedia of China Publishing House. 1980–1993.

External links

• A collection of xiehouyu (archived page)

Xiehouyu
Traditional Chinese	歇後語
Simplified Chinese	歇后语
Literal meaning	A saying with the latter-part suspended
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin xiēhòuyǔ Wade–Giles Hsieh1-hou4-yü3 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Hit hauh yúh Jyutping Hit3 hau6 jyu5

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