<p>For your first puzzle, the word 上調 sounds the same as 上吊, which means hanged himself. That is why A is asking if he died. And because B means he got promoted, B is surprised by A's response.</p>
<p>The second puzzle is in the same fashion. 小王吧 sounds exactly like 小王八, which means little turtle, a less literal translation would be little motherf*cker.</p>

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<p><strong>Puzzle 1:</strong></p>
<p>A: 張先生還在人事部上班嗎? - Does Mr. Zhang still work for HR?</p>
<p>B: 不在, 昨天<strong>上調</strong>了. - No, he was promoted and moved to somewhere else yesterday.</p>
<p>A: 啊, 他死啦!? 我前天還見到他, 怎麼這麼快就走了呢? Ah, he was dead?! I have only seen him the day before, how could he pass away so quickly?</p>
<p>B: #!%$*@???</p>
<p><strong>Q:</strong> Why B was surprised by A's response?</p>
<p><strong>Puzzle 2:</strong></p>
<p>Young lady: 小王<strong>吧</strong>, 你好? - Little Wang, howdy?</p>
<p>Young man: 第一次見面, 怎麼罵人呢! - Why curse me on the first date!</p>
<p><strong>Q:</strong> What did the young lady say to the young man that got such a response?</p>

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Homophone Puzzles are a good way to learn a language, and contextual recognition. Any more?, as it is useful and fun for new learners.
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You can make a joke out of the first sentence by dropping a few words :)
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Puzzling Chinese conversations
# Puzzling Chinese conversations

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-08-30)

**Puzzle 1:**

A: 張先生還在人事部上班嗎? - Does Mr. Zhang still work for HR?

B: 不在, 昨天**上調**了. - No, he was promoted and moved to somewhere else yesterday.

A: 啊, 他死啦!? 我前天還見到他, 怎麼這麼快就走了呢? Ah, he was dead?! I have only seen him the day before, how could he pass away so quickly?

B: #!%$\*@???

**Q:** Why B was surprised by A's response?

**Puzzle 2:**

Young lady: 小王**吧**, 你好? - Little Wang, howdy?

Young man: 第一次見面, 怎麼罵人呢! - Why curse me on the first date!

**Q:** What did the young lady say to the young man that got such a response?

**Tags:** word, pronunciation, learning

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Homophone Puzzles are a good way to learn a language, and contextual recognition. Any more?, as it is useful and fun for new learners.  
> **username_0**: You can make a joke out of the first sentence by dropping a few words :)  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2022-08-30. Score: 5

For your first puzzle, the word 上調 sounds the same as 上吊, which means hanged himself. That is why A is asking if he died. And because B means he got promoted, B is surprised by A's response.

The second puzzle is in the same fashion. 小王吧 sounds exactly like 小王八, which means little turtle, a less literal translation would be little motherf\*cker.


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