民间段子的界义与源流

The Definition and Origin of Chinese Folk Jokes

民间段子是一种篇幅短小,内容直击当下,时以添加一些荤的元素来插科打诨,调侃主流、颠覆权威、解构经典、游戏人生、消解传统的民间话语形式,以期获得共同分享或者"被围观"的效果;或是搁置现实的烦恼,压抑的情绪得到疏泄,暂时进入一种"乌托邦"的精神狂欢。它源自我国古代笑话,但范围更宽泛,还涵盖民间故事、传说、寓言、童话、顺口溜、打油诗,甚至一些对联、谜语、语段、韵语、脱口秀、歇后语等,并不一定有可笑之处,但意在讽刺,充满智慧,发人深省,退思有味。

Chinese Folk Jokes is a kind of short folk sayings which face up with the current or make gags with occa- sional insertions of obscene languages by poking fun at the mainstream, subverting the authorities, deconstructing the classics, jesting about human life and dispelling traditions, thus two effects can be created. One is mutual ap- preciation or ＂being looked at＂, and the other is the joke - makers＇ temporary ＂utopia＂ in the spirit of the carnival by suspending their actual worries and relieving their oppressed emotions. Folk Jokes, originated from Chinese ancient jokes, covers a wide range of Chinese works such as folk stories, legends, fables, fairy tales, allegories, doggerel, even some couplets, riddles, discourses, crambos, talk shows and xiehouyu （two- part allegorical say- ings）. It is not necessarily funny, but is satirical, full of wisdom and thought - provoking.