hit3 hau6 jyu5歇後語歇后语
Jyutpinghit3 hau6 jyu5
Yalehit hauh yyúh

Definition

anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part)

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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希律王
hei1 leot6 wong4Herod the Great (73 BC - 4 BC), Roman-appointed king of Judea (37-4 BC)
黑翅鳶黑翅鸢
hak1 ci3 jyun1(bird species of China) black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus)
氣逆气逆
hei3 jik6reverse flow of 氣|气[qi4] (TCM)
峽灣峡湾
haap6 waan1fjord
好少何
hou2 siu2 ho2seldomly occur; rarely has such a situation occurred
鹹水話咸水话
haam4 seoi2 waa6other or inofficial Cantonese dialect (spoken)
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