pun; double meaning; double entendre
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
a rhetorical device or figure of speech in which a word or phrase has a surface meaning while covertly implying another; pun; double entendre
Commonly categorized into homophonic puns (谐音双关) and semantic puns (语义双关). Widely used in literature, advertising, humor, and political discourse.
Zhè这
jù句
shī诗
yòng用
le了
shuāng双
guān关
de的
xiū修
cí辞
shǒu手
fǎ法
。
This line of poetry uses the rhetorical device of pun.
Hàn汉
yǔ语
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
xié谐
yīn音
shuāng双
guān关
de的
lì例
zi子
。
There are many examples of homophonic puns in the Chinese language.
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Zhè这
zé则
guǎng广
gào告
yǔ语
qiǎo巧
miào妙
de地
yùn运
yòng用
le了
shuāng双
guān关
。
This advertisement copy cleverly employs double meaning.
Tā他
de的
xiào笑
hua话
lǐ里
cháng常
yǒu有
shuāng双
guān关
yǔ语
。
His jokes often contain puns.
verb
to express meaning using this rhetorical device; to pun; to use double entendre
Frequently appears in the fixed expression '一语双关' (one phrase with double meaning).
Tā他
zhè这
jù句
huà话
yī一
yǔ语
shuāng双
guān关
，
jì既
pī批
píng评
le了
xiàn现
zhuàng状
，
yòu又
biǎo表
dá达
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
bù不
mǎn满
。
His remark was a double entendre, both criticizing the status quo and expressing his own dissatisfaction.
Zhè这
ge个
biāo标
tí题
shuāng双
guān关
de得
hěn很
qiǎo巧
miào妙
。
This title uses punning very cleverly.
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Zuò作
zhě者
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
shuāng双
guān关
de地
àn暗
shì示
le了
rén人
wù物
de的
mìng命
yùn运
。
The author hinted at the character's fate here through double meaning.