# 歇後語
## Chinese

* 歇後語 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 歇後語 (Cantonese)
* Xiehouyu (English)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiēhòuyǔ
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝ ㄏㄡˋ ㄩˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kit$^3$ hau$^6$ jyu$^5$ / hit$^3$ hau$^6$ jyu$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hiat-hō͘-gú / hioh-āu-gí
    (Teochew, Peng'im): hiah$^4$ ao$^6$ ghe$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiēhòuyǔ
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝ ㄏㄡˋ ㄩˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siehòuyǔ
*** Wade–Giles: hsieh$^1$-hou$^4$-yü$^3$
*** Yale: syē-hòu-yǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiehowyeu
*** Palladius: сехоуюй (sexoujuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /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: hsieh$^1$-hou$^4$-yü$^3$-ʼrh
*** Yale: syē-hòu-yǔr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiehowyeuel
*** Palladius: сехоуюйр (sexoujujr)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ yə̯ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kit$^3$ hau$^6$ jyu$^5$ / hit$^3$ hau$^6$ jyu$^5$
*** Yale: kit hauh yúh / hit hauh yúh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kit$^8$ hau$^6$ jy$^5$ / hit$^8$ hau$^6$ jy$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kid$^3$ heo$^6$ yu$^5$ / hid$^3$ heo$^6$ yu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiːt̚³ hɐu̯²² jyː¹³/, /hiːt̚³ hɐu̯²² jyː¹³/
* 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: hiah$^4$ ao$^6$ ghe$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hiah ău gṳ́
*** Sinological IPA : /hiaʔ²⁻⁴ au³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡɯ⁵²/

### 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.")
    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”).)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 歇後語, 俏皮話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 歇後語兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 歇後語 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 歇後語 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 歇後語, 背語 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 歇後語 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 師傅話, 功夫話, 太監話 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 師傅話, 功夫話, 太監話 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 剺揭話 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 剺揭話 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 剺揭話 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 孽譎仔話 GT |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 孽譎話 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 歇後語 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 歇後語 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 歇後語 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |

### See also

* 成語／成语 (chéngyǔ)
* 俗語／俗语 (súyǔ)
* 諺語／谚语 (yànyǔ)