粵

歇kit3後hau6語jyu5

simp歇后语
kit3 hau6 jyu5hit3 hau6 jyu5xiē hòu yǔ

English

  1. 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)
  2. sandwich pun; literally: pause then phrase

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔直接講出下半段嘅本意，等人哋從上半段嘅比喻嚟到領會嘅語句（量詞：句）

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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