| 歇 |
xiē hòu yǔ | 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) |
| 歇 |
xiē | to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while |
| 后 |
Hòu | surname Hou |
| 后 |
hòu | empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler |
| 后 |
hòu | back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post- |
| 语 |
yǔ | dialect / language / speech |
| 语 |
yù | (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know |