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The origin of Xiehouyu is a special language form created by the Chinese people in their daily life practice.

It generally consists of two parts. The first half is a metaphor, like a riddle, and the second half is an explanation, like the answer to a riddle, which is very natural and appropriate.

In a certain language environment, usually by saying the first half and "resting" the second half, you can understand and guess its original meaning, so it is called "Xiehouyu".

The name "Xiehou" first appeared in the Tang Dynasty.

The so-called "Zheng Wu Xiehou Style" (a "Xiehou" style poem) has been mentioned in "Old Tang Book. Biography of Zheng Wei".

But as a language form and language phenomenon, it has already appeared as far back as the pre-Qin period.

For example, "Warring States Policy. Chu Policy Four": "It is not too late to mend the sheep's fold." This means that it is not too late to repair the sheepfold after losing the sheep.

This is what we see today.

Xiehouyu has distinctive national characteristics, rich flavor of life, humor and thought-provoking, and is loved by the people.

Although ancient Xiehouyu is rarely found in written records, there are certainly many spread among the people.

For example, Qian Daxin's "Heng Yan Lu" contains: "Send goose feathers thousands of miles away, the things are light and the people are heavy. This is the proverb of the Song Dynasty recorded in Fuzhai." This kind of postscript is still used by people today.