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Two-part allegorical saying is composed of two parts: the former part acts as an introduction, like a riddle, and the latter part acts as a background, like a riddle, which is very natural and appropriate. In a certain language environment, you can understand and guess the original intention by saying the first half sentence and "resting" the second half sentence, so it is called two-part allegorical saying.

China has a long history of civilization. Five thousand years of historical vicissitudes have precipitated, refined and condensed into a wonderful language art, in which two-part allegorical sayings have their unique expressive force. Give people profound thinking and enlightenment, spread through the ages. It reflects the unique customs, traditions and national culture of the Chinese nation, tastes life, understands philosophy and improves wisdom. Two-part allegorical sayings are generally profound, and a short sentence condenses a lot of wisdom.

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The historical origin of two-part allegorical sayings;

The name "Xiehouyu" first appeared in the Tang Dynasty. The so-called "Wu Hou of Zheng" (a kind of "Hou Hou" poem) has been mentioned in the biography of the old Tang Dynasty. However, as a language form and phenomenon, it appeared as early as the pre-Qin period.

For example, "The Warring States Policy Chu Ce IV": "It's not too late to mend." In other words, it is not too late to repair the sheepfold after the sheep is lost. This is the two-part allegorical saying we saw today.

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