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一語雙關

简一语双关 · 繁一語雙關

Mandarin · pinyin yī yǔ shuāng guān

to make a pun
to have a double meaning
double entendre

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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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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1–3–1–1 · yi1 yu3 shuang1 guan1

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

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