| 双关 | shuāng guān | pun / play on words |  |
| 双关语 | shuāng guān yǔ | pun / play on words / a phrase with a double meaning | |
| 气管炎 | qì 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) | |
| 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 | |
| 一语双关 | yī yǔ shuāng guān | to make a pun / to have a double meaning / double entendre | |
| 非死不可 | Fēi sǐ bù kě | Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading "you must die") | |
| 压力山大 | yā lì shān dà | (jocular) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大[Ya4 li4 shan1 da4]) | |
| 情非得已 | qíng fēi dé yǐ | 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 | |
