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一语双关

yī yǔ shuāng guāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to make a pun / to have a double meaning / double entendre
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8bff672606845aa8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

一語雙關 一语双关 [yi1 yu3 shuang1 guan1] /to make a pun/to have a double meaning/double entendre/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 一語雙關

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 语
    yǔ

    dialect / language / speech

    yù

    (literary) to tell / to let (sb) know

  • 双
    shuāng

    two / double / pair / both / even (number)

    Shuāng

    surname Shuang

  • 关
    guān

    mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to confine / to lock (sb) up / to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern / to involve

    Guān

    surname Guan

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.