Artificial
In a clinic… “Em…all right, your pulse is normal.” “But, doctor, please check my left hand – the right is an artificial one.” Source Liang, Yanmin. 幽默汉语 ( Humorous Chinese). 让烹诗玄 包出版社 (Beijing Language and Culture University Press), 2004
Chinese Humor
Humor from Chinese speakers
The Reason
Judge: Why did you steal this car? Thief: ‘Cause it’s parked beside the tomb. I thought its owner must have died. Source Liang, Yanmin. 幽默汉语 ( Humorous Chinese). 让烹诗玄 包出版社 (Beijing Language and Culture University Press), 2004
The Ring
Policeman: Why did you keep the ring you found instead of reporting it to the police? The suspect: ‘Cause it is carved clearly, “I’ll always belong to you.” Source Liang, Yanmin. 幽默汉语 ( Humorous Chinese). 让烹诗玄 包出版社 (Beijing Language and Culture University Press), 2004
Uneasy
法官：你在偷人家珠宝时，不 感到心里不安吗？fǎguān ： nǐ zài tōu rénjiā zhūbǎo shí ， bù gǎndào xīn lǐ bùān má ？ 小偷：先生， 老实说我当时心 里是很不安，因为我担心 偷到的是假货。xiǎo tōu ： xiānshēng ， lǎoshí shuō wǒ dāngshí xīn lǐ shì hěn bù ān ， yīnwéi wǒ dānxīn tōudào de shì jiǎhuò Judge:Didn’t you feel uneasy when you were stealing those
Penalty for the Greedy
Here is an excerpt from the English translation of the Preface that may be useful to provide some background for readers: “Humor as an art is the product and language and cultural development. China, with its long history, has developed a sophisticated language which is well suited for use in cartoons. Despite the humor of
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Certainly Not a Fan
In this cartoon, a speaker vigorously haraunges a crowd. They all fall asleep except one person. When the speaker approaches that person enthusiastically, they respond, “Please don’t misunderstand. I have insomnia.” The cartoon is credited to Xu Pengfei. He has drawn thousands of cartoons, the first of which was published in 1979. Sources Cartoonist Xu
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