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(jocular) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大)
bacterial tracheitis (inflammation of the windpipe, often caused by Staphylococcus aureus) / henpecked (a pun on 妻子管得嚴|妻子管得严 used in comic theater)
pun / play on words
to make a pun / to have a double meaning / double entendre
pun / play on words / a phrase with a double meaning
Puning, county-level city in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong
"Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning
Puning, county-level city in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong
lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发 vs ) / fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven / lawless
compelled by the circumstances (to do sth) / (have) no other choice (but do sth) / (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love
river crab / Internet censorship (pun on "harmonious" 和諧|和谐, which is blocked by the great firewall of China)
Chinese pear-leaf crabapple (Malus asiatica) / (Internet slang) tits (pun on 奶子)
homophonic pun
(slang) mama; mom (pun on 媽媽|妈妈)
(Internet slang) flattering photo (pun on 照片) / photoshopped picture
sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟) / to return to China after a period of study or work overseas
the "good-looks club": people who attach great importance to a person's appearance (pun on 外貿協會|外贸协会 foreign trade association)
spicy chicken / (Internet slang) garbage (pun on 垃圾)
(Internet slang) (pun on 妹子)
(slang) (pun on the Taiwan pr. of 垃圾)
cup / (slang) (pun on 悲劇|悲剧, tragedy) so bad / terrible / bummer / fiasco / debacle
(slang) foreigner (pun on 外國人|外国人)
Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading "you must die")
you're on your own (pun on 好自為之|好自为之)
(Internet slang) punning reference to 廣電總局|广电总局, the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA)
the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship)
(neologism c. 2008) (slang) (coined as a pun on 幸福) satisfied with one's sex life
(slang) extremely foolish; beyond stupid (pun on 窒息)
student who has returned from overseas but is yet to find a job (pun on 海帶|海带) / cf. 海歸|海归
(Internet slang) friend (pun on 朋友)
(slang) (pun on 神經病|神经病) crazy person / nutjob
(coll.) wealth; financial clout (pun on 超能力)
(Internet slang) to use foul language (pun on 出口成章)
chicken jelly / (Internet slang) exciting (pun on 激動|激动)
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it / fig. let's not talk of this (pun on )


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