文义谜利用的是文字特征,因此双关语“pun”就成了文义谜的核心。而谐音又是双关的一种常用手法,因而谐音在文义谜中占有一定的地位。本文通过谐音在汉英文义谜中的运用,对两种谐音进行比较,来探讨汉英文义谜谐音异同的根源。 Literary meaning uses the word features, so the pun “pun” becomes the core of the literary mystery. And homophonic is punctuated by a common practice, so homophonic occupy a certain position in the cultural mystery. This article compares the two homophones through the use of homophones in Chinese-English esoteric mystery to explore the root causes of homophonic homophobia between Chinese and English.