| 一语双关 |
yī yǔ shuāng guān |
to make a pun / to have a double meaning / double entendre |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 语 |
yǔ |
dialect / language / speech |
| 语 |
yù |
(literary) to tell; to let (sb) know |
| 双 |
shuāng |
variant of 双 |
| 双 |
Shuāng |
surname Shuang |
| 双 |
shuāng |
two / double / pair / both / even (number) |
| 双关 |
shuāng guān |
pun / play on words |
| 关 |
Guān |
surname Guan |
| 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 |