e/Xiehouyu

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has gloss	eng: Xiehouyu ( "a saying with the latter-part suspended") is a kind of Chinese proverb consisting of two elements: the former segment presents a novel scenario while the latter provides the rationale thereof. One would often only state the first part, expecting the listener to know the second. Compare English "a stitch in time (saves nine)" or "a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush)".
lexicalization	eng: xiehouyu
instance of	(noun) a difficult problem brain-teaser, riddle, conundrum, enigma

Meaning
French
lexicalization	fra: Proverbes chinois
Yue Chinese
has gloss	yue: 歇後語即係「停（歇）之後嘅語」，係中文一種修辭，將一句話分做兩份，前半係提示，後半至係真正嘅意義。
lexicalization	yue: 歇後語
Chinese
has gloss	zho: 歇後語是将一句话分成两部分来表达某个含义。前一部分是隐喻或比喻，后一部分是意义的解释。一部分是“俏皮话”，也可以看成是汉语的文字遊戲，現代有稱為〈ＩＱ題〉的字謎謁語。
lexicalization	zho: 歇後語