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雙關語

简双关语 · 繁雙關語

Mandarin · pinyin shuāng guān yǔ

pun
play on words
a phrase with a double meaning

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雙: Look up this written character
關: Look up this written character
語: Look up this written character
双: shuāng · set of two, pair, couple; both
关: guān · frontier pass; close; relation
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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1–1–3 · shuang1 guan1 yu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

soeng1 gwaan1 jyu5

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noun

pun, play on words, double entendre, a phrase with a double meaning, ambiguity

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