一语双关

一語雙關
yīyǔshuāngguān
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 a pun
  2. 2 to have a double meaning
  3. 3 double entendre

Examples

Tā zhè jù huà yīyǔshuāngguān, tīng de rén dōu xiào le.
His remark had a double meaning, and the listeners all laughed.
Guǎnggào biāoyǔ jīngcháng yòng yīyǔshuāngguān lái xīyǐn gùkè.
Ad slogans often use puns to attract customers.

Tips

usage
Used to praise (or describe) wordplay where one phrase carries two layered meanings. Often functions adverbially: ... ('he said with a double meaning').
memory
Literally 'one phrase, double pass' — here means 'pass / barrier,' so the saying 'passes through' two meanings at once.

Stroke Order

shuāng
guān