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气管炎 guǎn yán 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[qi1 zi5 guan3 de5 yan2] used in comic theater)
情非得已 qíng fēi 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
河蟹 xiè river crab / Internet censorship (pun on "harmonious" 和諧|和谐[he2 xie2], which is blocked by the great firewall of China)
性福 xìng (neologism c. 2008) (slang) (coined as a pun on 幸福[xing4 fu2]) satisfied with one's sex life
双关 shuāng guān pun / play on words
一语双关 shuāng guān to make a pun / to have a double meaning / double entendre
柰子 nài zi Chinese pear-leaf crabapple (Malus asiatica) / (Internet slang) tits (pun on 奶子[nai3zi5])
鸡冻 dòng chicken jelly / (Internet slang) exciting (pun on 激動|激动[ji1 dong4])
释名 Shì míng "Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning
马麻 (slang) mama; mom (pun on 媽媽|妈妈[ma1ma5])
乐色 (slang) (pun on the Taiwan pr. of 垃圾[la1ji1])
海归 hǎi guī sb who has come back to China after gaining overseas experience (a pun on 海龜|海龟[hai3 gui1]) / to return to China after a period of study or work overseas
压力山大 shān (jocular) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大[Ya4 li4 shan1 da4])
照骗 zhào piàn (Internet slang) flattering photo (pun on 照片[zhao4 pian4]) / photoshopped picture
杯具 bēi cup / (slang) (pun on 悲劇|悲剧[bei1 ju4], tragedy) so bad / terrible / bummer / fiasco / debacle
耗子尾汁 hào zi wěi zhī you're on your own (pun on 好自為之|好自为之[hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1])
歪果仁 wāi guǒ rén (slang) foreigner (pun on 外國人|外国人[wai4guo2ren2])
外貌协会 wài mào xié huì 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)
盆友 pén yǒu (Internet slang) friend (pun on 朋友[peng2 you3])
钞能力 chāo néng (coll.) wealth; financial clout (pun on 超能力[chao1neng2li4])
双关语 shuāng guān pun / play on words / a phrase with a double meaning
光腚肿菊 Guāng dìng Zhǒng (Internet slang) punning reference to 廣電總局|广电总局[Guang3 dian4 Zong3 ju2], the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA)
十大神兽 shí shén shòu the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship)
和尚打伞,无法无天 shang sǎn , tiān lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3]) / fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven / lawless
妹纸 mèi zhǐ (Internet slang) (pun on 妹子[mei4 zi5])


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