Mandarin Jokes

Jokes are a true test of your proficiency in the language.


Some of these Mandarin Chinese jokes depend on word play that requires a good knowledge of Mandarin, but others translate well into English.




DAI SUI TONG

某高中学校学生名叫戴隋同。



某日，训导处某位老师向全校广播：


「高二同学，戴隋同到训导处来。」


结果十分钟后，训导处前挤满了带着大小水桶

的同学，还有人在问：「要不要装水啊？」
 
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Chinese characters can be read left to right, right to left, or top to bottom. This is the basis for the following Mandarin Chinese joke about a young woman on a bus.

Simplified Characters



有一位小姐去搭公车，他不管到了哪一站他都

站起来一下，为什么呢？


因为他把「下一站停车」看成「车停站一下」
 
啦！

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This is another Mandarin Chinese joke that doesn’t rely on word play, so the translation works quite well. A man and his wife are out to dinner...-- FIRE AND WATER

有一对夫妻，他们出去吃饭，妻子突然大叫：

「啊！我忘了关瓦斯，可能会发生火灾！」



丈夫却安慰她说：「没关系，反正我也忘了关

洗手檯的水。」


妻子：「．．． ．．．」