歇后语是一种真意存于话外的隐语。这种特殊的表意方式发轫于东汉,经过不断演变,到元、明时期进入成熟和鼎盛阶段,对通俗文学的发展产生了重要影响。揭示歇后语的构成、运用特点及其文学功能,无论是对于语词研究本身,还是对于深入理解作品,都有重要意义。 Aphorism is a kind of hidden truth that exists in words. This kind of special ideographic pattern originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty. After continuous evolvement, it reached the stage of maturity and heyday in the Yuan and Ming periods, which had an important influence on the development of popular literature. It is of great significance to reveal the constitution, the characteristics and literary functions of the aftercourse, both for the study of the word itself and for the in-depth understanding of the work.