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Homophonic puns in Standard Chinese
Standard Chinese, like many Sinitic varieties, has a significant number of homophonous syllables and words due to its limited phonetic inventory. The Cihai dictionary lists 149 characters representing the syllable "yì". (However, modern Chinese words average about two syllables, so the high rate of syllable homophony does not cause a problem for communication.) Many Chinese take great delight in using the large amount of homophones in the language to form puns, and they have become an important component of Chinese culture. In Chinese, homophones are used for a variety of purposes from rhetoric and poetry to advertisement and humor, and are also common in Chinese loans, for example phono-semantic matching of brand names, computer jargon, technological terms and toponyms.

This article lists common homophonous puns in Mandarin Chinese, though many of the examples given are homophones in other varieties as well. Asterisks before the entry denote near-homophones.

Faux pas derived from Chinese pronunciation
The following faux pas are derived from homonyms in Mandarin and Cantonese.  While originating in Greater China, they may also apply to Chinese-speaking people around the world. However, most homonymic pairs listed work only in some varieties of Chinese (for example, Mandarin only or Cantonese only), and may appear bewildering even to speakers of other varieties of Chinese.

Certain customs regarding good and bad luck are important to many Chinese people. Although these might be regarded as superstitions by people from other cultures, these customs are often tied to religious traditions and are an important part of many people's belief systems, even among well-educated people and affluent sectors of society.
297th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 297th Infantry Regiment (Alaska Scouts) is a parent infantry regiment of the United States Army, represented in the Alaska Army National Guard by the 1st Battalion, tactically part of the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

Constituted in 1939 and organized in 1940 and 1941, the one-battalion regiment remained in Alaska during World War II, and became a separate infantry battalion in 1944. The 297th was reconstituted in 1959 with two battalions and a battle group, which later became a third battalion. In 1972, it was split into the 297th Infantry and the 297th Cavalry but both units merged as the 297th Infantry in 1976. The regiment's 3rd Battalion deployed to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom between 2005 and 2006, and in 2009 it became the 297th Cavalry with 1st Squadron. In 2016, the 297th Cavalry became an infantry unit again.

29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)
The 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is an infantry brigade combat team of the United States Army National Guard of Hawaii. It traces its origins to the 29th Infantry Brigade (Separate) originally formed in the Hawaii Army National Guard in 1959. The current name and Table of Organisation and Equipment, adopting the new "Brigade Combat Team" structure, was adopted in 2006.
Jane LaTour
Jane Ellen LaTour (May 3, 1946 – April 3, 2023) was an American labor activist, educator, and journalist in New York City who advocated union democracy and documented the role of women in traditionally male-dominated trades. She was the author of Sisters in the Brotherhoods: Working Women Organizing for Equality in New York City.  A two-time recipient of the Mary Heaton Vorse Award for labor journalism, she was an associate editor for Public Employee Press, the publication of District 37 of AFSCME, and contributed to numerous other publications. For many years, she was the director of the Women's Project for the Association for Union Democracy, and served on the boards of the New York Labor History Association and the Women's Press Collective.

Association for Union Democracy
The Association for Union Democracy (AUD) is a non-profit organization based in Brooklyn, New York, which advocates for union democracy. Founded in 1969 by union reformer Herman Benson and Yale law professor Clyde Summers, the AUD has been called "labor's leading voice on democracy issues" by Labor Studies Journal.

The AUD defines itself as a "national, pro-labor, non-profit organization dedicated solely to advancing the principles and practices of democratic trade unionism in the North American labor movement." A major focus for the organization is combatting corruption, racketeering, and discrimination within unions.
Genieo
Genieo Innovation is an Israeli company, specializing in unwanted software which includes advertising and user tracking software, commonly referred to as a potentially unwanted program, adware, privacy-invasive software, grayware, or malware. They are best known for Genieo, an application of this type. They also own and operate InstallMac which distributes additional 'optional' search modifying software with other applications. In 2014, Genieo Innovation was acquired for $34 million by Somoto, another company which "bundles legitimate applications with offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted by the user". This sector of the Israeli software industry is frequently referred to as Download Valley.

Download Valley
Download Valley is a cluster of software companies in Israel, producing and delivering adware to be installed alongside downloads of other software.  The primary purpose is to monetize shareware and downloads. These software items are commonly browser toolbars, adware,  browser hijackers, spyware, and malware. Another group of products are download managers, possibly designed to induce or trick the user to install adware, when downloading a piece of desired software or mobile app from a certain source.

Although the term references Silicon Valley, it does not refer to a specific valley or any geographical area. Many of the companies are located in Tel Aviv and the surrounding region. It has been used by Israeli media as well as in other reports related to IT business.

Download managers from Download Valley companies have been used by major download portals and software hosts, including Download.com by CNET, Softonic.com and SourceForge.
Oecanthidae
The Oecanthidae are a recently (2022) restored family of crickets based on the type genus Oecanthus Serville, 1831.  They include "tree crickets", "anomalous crickets" and "bush crickets" (American usage) and can be found in warmer parts of most of the world (not the northern Palaearctic, Nearctic or Antarctica).

Tafaliscinae
The Tafaliscinae are a subfamily of mostly Neotropical crickets in the recently restored family Oecanthidae and based on the type genus Tafalisca Walker, 1869.  They can be found in warmer parts of the Americas (south of approximately 30° N) and there is a species record from Java.
Erzsébet Valkai
Erzsébet Valkai (born 6 March 1979) is a Hungarian and Italian water polo player. She competed for the Hungary women's national water polo team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Later she switched her nationality to Italian. She was a member of the Italy women's national water polo team, playing as a centre forward at the 2008 Summer Olympics. On club level she played for Roma in Italy.

She is the sister of water polo player Ágnes Valkai, who was part of the Hungarian national team at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.

Ágnes Valkai
Ágnes Valkai (born 27 February 1981) is a Hungarian water polo player. She was a member of the Hungary women's national water polo team, playing as a driver. She was a part of the Hungary team that claimed the gold medal at the 2005 FINA World Championship in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was also a part of the team at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. On the club level, she played for Olympiacos in Greece and for Roma in Italy.

She is the younger sister of water polo player Erzsébet Valkai.
Greek torpedo boat Kios
The Greek torpedo boat Kios (Greek: TA Κίος) served in the Royal Hellenic Navy from 1920–1941.  Originally the ship was the Austro-Hungarian Fiume-class torpedo boat SMS Tb 99-M. She was named for the ancient Greek city of Kios (today known as Gemlik) located in Anatolia; the city was part of the territory awarded to Greece for joining the side of the allied in the Treaty of Sèvres at the end of World War I.

The ship, along with two sister ships of Monfalcone-built torpedo boats Kydonia and Kyzikos, was transferred to Greece as a war reparation from the Central Powers in 1920.

Greek torpedo boat Kyzikos
The Greek torpedo boat Kyzikos (Greek: TA Κύζικος) served in the Royal Hellenic Navy from 1920–1941.  Originally the ship was the Austro-Hungarian Fiume-class torpedo boat SMS Tb 98-M. She was named for the ancient Greek city of Kyzikos (today known as Belkis) located in Anatolia; the city was part of the territory awarded to Greece for joining the side of the allied in the Treaty of Sèvres at the end of World War I.

The ship, along with two sister ships of Monfalcone-built torpedo boats Kydonia and Kios, was transferred to Greece as a war reparation from the Central Powers in 1920.
Da Hinggan–Dzhagdy Mountains conifer forests
The Da Hinggan-Dzhagdy Mountains conifer forests ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0505) covers the Greater Khingan Mountains of Northeast China, and across the border north into the Russian Far East where it follows the mountain ridge for another 500 km to the east. The mountain forests exhibit a floral community called "Daurian flora", a combination of the Siberian taiga to the north and the Manchurian floral types to the south.  The eastern slopes are steep and drained by many rivers, the western slopes are gentler, and there are grasslands on some slopes.  The ecoregion is in the Palearctic realm, with a subarctic climate. It covers 35,199,998 km2 (13,590,795 sq mi).

Greater Khingan
The Greater Khingan Range or Da Hinggan Range (simplified Chinese: 大兴安岭; traditional Chinese: 大興安嶺; pinyin: Dà Xīng'ān Lǐng; IPA: [tâ ɕíŋ.án.lìŋ]) is a 1,200-kilometer-long (750 mi) volcanic mountain range in the Inner Mongolia region of Northeast China.
It was originally called the Xianbei Mountains, which later became the name of the northern branch of the Donghu, the Xianbei.
Charles M. Courboin
Charles  Marie Courboin (1884–1973) was a Belgian–American organ virtuoso who enjoyed popularity during the 1920s. During this time he was engaged by department store magnate Rodman Wanamaker to oversee the second enlargement of the Wanamaker Organ. He added the huge string and orchestral sections, bringing it to 461 ranks and 28,482 pipes. He also served as director of music for St. Patrick Cathedral, New York City, from 1943 until his retirement in 1968.

Wanamaker Organ
The Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the largest fully functioning pipe organ in the world, based on the number of playing pipes, the number of ranks and its weight. The Wanamaker Organ  is located within a spacious 7-story Grand Court at the John Wanamaker Store (originally Wanamaker's and most recently Macy's) and was played twice a day Monday through Saturday. The organ was featured at several special concerts held throughout the year, including events featuring the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ Festival Chorus and Brass Ensemble.
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (Italian: La polizia chiede aiuto, lit. 'The Police Ask for Help') is a 1974 Italian giallo and poliziottesco film directed by Massimo Dallamano, and starring Giovanna Ralli, Claudio Cassinelli, Mario Adorf, and Franco Fabrizi.

In the film, the local police of an Italian town discover that the apparent suicide of a teenage girl is connected to a large-scale underage prostitution ring, while a motorcycle-riding serial killer is targeting detectives and possible witnesses in an effort to cover up the crime. What Have They Done to Your Daughters? was released in Italy by P.A.C. on 10 August 1974.

What Have You Done to Solange?
What Have You Done to Solange? (Italian: Cosa avete fatto a Solange?) is a 1972 giallo film directed by Massimo Dallamano and starring Fabio Testi, Karin Baal, Joachim Fuchsberger, Cristina Galbó, and Camille Keaton. The plot follows a series of violent murders occurring at a Catholic girls' school in London, where a young student has gone missing.

The film is a co-production between Italian production companies Italian International Films S.r.l., Clodio Cinematografica and West German studio Rialto Film. It was released in Germany as Das Geheimnis der grünen Stecknadel ("The Clue of the New Pin"), where it was promoted an Edgar Wallace krimi film.
John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont
John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont, PC, FRS (12 July 1683 – 1 May 1748), known as Sir John Perceval, Bt, from 1691 to 1715, as the Lord Perceval from 1715 to 1722 and as the Viscount Perceval from 1722 to 1733, was an Anglo-Irish politician.

John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont
John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont PC FRS (24 or 25 February 1711 – 4 December 1770) was a British politician, political pamphleteer, and genealogist who served as First Lord of the Admiralty. Of Anglo-Irish background, he sat in both the Irish and British Parliaments. He was the father of the Regency Era Prime Minister Spencer Perceval.
FACT Stadium
Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ground or FACT Stadium is a multi purpose stadium in Eloor, Kochi in the state of Kerala. The ground is owned and managed by Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The stadium has hosted two Ranji Trophy match  in 1965 when Kerala cricket team played against Andhra cricket team. The ground has one more Ranji Trophy matches again in 1965 when Kerala cricket team played against Hyderabad cricket team and against in 1992 but since then the stadium has hosted non-first-class matches.

Eloor
Eloor is a suburb of Kochi and a municipality in Paravur Taluk, Ernakulam District in the Indian state of Kerala, India. It is an industrial area situated around 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) north of the city centre. It is an island of 14.21 km2 formed between two distributaries of river Periyar and is the largest industrial belt in Kerala. The neighbouring places of Eloor are Kalamassery industrial hub, Aluva, Cheranalloor and Paravur.
Tanganyika laughter epidemic
The Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962 was an outbreak of mass hysteria—or mass psychogenic illness (MPI)—rumored to have occurred in or near the village of Kashasha on the western coast of Lake Victoria in Tanganyika (now Tanzania; with the unification with Zanzibar two years later) near the border with Uganda.

Kashasha
Kashasha is a ward on the western coast of Lake Victoria in the Muleba District of the Kagera Region, Tanzania, near the border of Uganda. The village is known for having been the locus of the Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962.

In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 12,508 people in the ward, from 11,021 in 2012.: 139 : 166
Digallane
Digallane (systematically named digallane(6)) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula GaH2(H)2GaH2 (also written [{GaH2(μ-H)}2] or [Ga2H6]). It is the dimer of the monomeric compound gallane. The eventual preparation of the pure compound, reported in 1989,
was hailed as a "tour de force." Digallane had been reported as early as 1941 by Wiberg; however, this claim could not be verified by later work by Greenwood and others. This compound is a colorless gas that decomposes above 0 °C.

Aluminium hydride
Aluminium hydride (also known as alane and alumane) refers to a collection of inorganic compounds with the formula AlH3. As a gas, alane is a planar molecule.  When generated in ether solutions, it exists as an ether adduct.  Solutions of alane polymerizes to a solid, which exists in several crystallographically distinguishable forms.
Omar Naber
Omar Kareem Naber (born 7 July 1981) is a Slovenian singer, songwriter and guitar player. He first represented Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv with the song "Stop" and for a second time at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv with the song "On My Way", but failed to qualify to the final on both occasions.

On My Way (Omar Naber song)
"On My Way" is a song performed by Slovenian singer and songwriter Omar Naber. It represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Naber previously represented Slovenia in 2005, which coincidentally also took place in Kyiv, like the 2017 song contest; he performed the song "Stop", which failed to qualify for the final. The song was released as a digital download on 8 April 2017 by Universal Music. The song peaked at number 12 in Slovenia.
Fort Halifax (Pennsylvania)
Fort Halifax was a temporary stronghold in northern Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in use from 1756 to 1757, during the time of the French and Indian War. It was located along the Susquehanna River near the present day borough of Halifax, in what was then the Province of Pennsylvania in colonial-era British America.

Fort Augusta
Fort Augusta was a stronghold in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the upper Susquehanna Valley from the time of the French and Indian War to the close of the American Revolution. At the time, it was the largest British fort in Pennsylvania, with earthen walls more than two hundred feet long topped by wooden fortifications. With a garrison of over 300 troops and walls specially constructed to resist artillery, it presented a formidable defense and was never attacked. It served as a refuge for local settlers during the French and Indian War and during the American Revolutionary War. It was abandoned in 1780 and dismantled in 1796.
Black Cat Orchestra
Black Cat Orchestra was an American musical group formed in Seattle, Washington, active from 1991 to 2004. It consisted, in various forms over the years, of Lori Goldston (cello), Kyle Hanson (accordion), Don Crevie (horn), Scott Granlund (saxophone), Russ Meltzer (guitar), Jason Munger and Jeff Teitelbaum (bass), Matthew Sperry (double bass), Detonator Beth, Gina Sala and Jessika Kenney (vocals), Emily Marsh and Joseph Zajonc (drums), Jack Magai (percussion), and Friese Undine (harmonica). The band released two albums, as well as a collaboration with Mirah, To All We Stretch the Open Arm, and appeared on the David Byrne album Feelings.

Feelings (David Byrne album)
Feelings is the fifth studio album by David Byrne, released on June 17, 1997. The album is noted for Byrne's collaboration with the British band Morcheeba.

The album's cover art was made by Stefan Sagmeister. The initial 50,000 copies of Feelings featured die-cut packaging.
Anglican Diocese of Liverpool
The diocese of Liverpool is a diocese of the Church of England in North West England. The diocese covers Merseyside north of the River Mersey, south-west Lancashire, western Greater Manchester, and part of northern Cheshire. Liverpool Cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Liverpool, currently John Perumbalath, and the diocesan offices are also located in Liverpool. The bishop is assisted by one suffragan bishop, the bishop of Warrington.

What is now the diocese of Liverpool was historically part of the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield, and became part of the newly created diocese of Chester in 1541. The diocese of Liverpool was established on 9 April 1880.

John Perumbalath
John Perumbalath (born 23 May 1966) is a British retired Anglican bishop. He became Bishop of Liverpool in the Church of England Diocese of Liverpool in January 2023. He had previously been Archdeacon of Barking (2013–2018) and the area Bishop of Bradwell (2018–2023), both in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
Elena Eremina
Elena Vyacheslavovna Eremina (Russian: Елена Вячеславовна Ерёмина, pron. Yelena Vyacheslavovna Yeryomina, born 29 July 2001) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. She is the 2017 World all-around bronze medalist and the 2016 European junior all-around champion.

Maria Paseka
Maria Valeryevna Paseka (Russian: Мария Валерьевна Пасека; born 19 July 1995) is a Russian artistic gymnast and member of the Russia women's national gymnastics team. During her decade-long career, she has primarily been successful as a vault specialist. On this apparatus, she is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 2016, bronze in 2012), a two-time world champion (2015, 2017), a two-time European champion (2015, 2019), the 2015 Universiade champion, and a two-time Russian national champion (2013, 2019). As a member of the Russian teams at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, Paseka won two silver medals in the team competition.
Matthew 5
Matthew 5 is the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It contains the first portion of the Sermon on the Mount, the other portions of which are contained in chapters 6 and 7. Portions are similar to the Sermon on the Plain in Luke 6, but much of the material is found only in Matthew. It is one of the most discussed and analyzed chapters of the New Testament.

Matthew 5:17
Matthew 5:17 is the 17th verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. One of the most debated verses in the gospel, this verse begins a new section on Jesus and the Torah, where Jesus discusses the Law and the Prophets.
Sube y baja
Sube y baja (aka Up and Down) is a 1959 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Teresa Velázquez, Domingo Soler, Carlos Agostí and Alejandro Ciangherotti. The film's art direction was by Gunther Gerszo.

Tere Velázquez
María de los Ángeles Teresa de Jesús Villar Dondé, better known as Tere Velázquez (Spanish pronunciation: [teɾeˈ βeˈlaskes]; 8 March 1942 – 7 January 1998) was a Mexican actress. She appeared in 86 films and television shows between 1957 and 1996. She starred in the film Young People, which was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival. She died on 7 January 1998 in Mexico City of colon cancer.
Carole Péon
Carole Péon (born 4 November 1978) is a French triathlete. She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. She is openly lesbian and in 2005 began a relationship with fellow French triathlete Jessica Harrison.

Jessica Harrison (triathlete)
Jessica Harrison (born 27 October 1977) is a British-born French triathlete. She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

She is openly lesbian and in 2005 began a relationship with fellow French triathlete Carole Péon.

Harrison announced that she was retiring from international competition after the Grand Final of the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series held in London on 14 September. However, she returned to competition for the 2014 Abu Dhabi International Triathlon where she finished fifth in the short distance race.
South Carolina Highway 114
South Carolina Highway 114 (SC 114) is a 6.360-mile-long (10.235 km) state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway travels through rural areas of Union County. The highway has both termini at SC 18 and passes to the east of Jonesville. It is officially designated as a west–east highway, but is physically north–south.

Union County, South Carolina
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,244. Its county seat is Union. The county was created in 1785.

Union County is included in the Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also part of the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area.