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一語雙關

简 一语双关 · 繁 一語雙關
Mandarin · pinyin yī yǔ shuāng guān

Meanings

  1. to make a pun
  2. to have a double meaning
  3. double entendre
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Characters in this entry

一
yī · one; a, an; alone
語
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雙
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關
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语
yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
双
shuāng · set of two, pair, couple; both
关
guān · frontier pass; close; relation
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Mandarin tones

1–3–1–1 · yi1 yu3 shuang1 guan1

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jat1 jyu5 soeng1 gwaan1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to have two meanings in same words; to have used pun

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