[歇后语 / 歇後語, xiē hòu yǔ, ㄒㄧㄝ ㄏㄡˋ ㄩˇ]stable figure of speech contrasting two incompatible parts, such as English "snowball's chances in hell" or Chinese 馬尾穿豆腐|马尾穿豆腐 stringing beancurd on horsetail#66786[Add to Longdo]
[三魂七魄, sān hún qī pò, ㄙㄢ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧ ㄆㄛˋ]three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man#113849[Add to Longdo]
[烘云托月 / 烘雲托月, hōng yún tuō yuè, ㄏㄨㄥ ㄩㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄩㄝˋ]lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (成语 saw); fig. a foil; a contrasting character to a main hero#194267[Add to Longdo]