明人筆記載錄笑話者不少，更有多部笑話集偏重出現在16世紀中葉之後，本文即取以為材料，運用AT故事分類法，蒐羅其中已成類型的笑話。在搜得的96個類型裡，有53個是跨國別皆見流傳的國際型笑話，這些笑話可歸納出幾項主題，最常見的是：傻瓜的故事、巧騙與妙偷以及嘲諷的笑話等。文中依此題材析論明人國際型笑話在中外傳述之現象，及其呈現的意義。
There were plenty of jokes in the Ming Dynasty; in which the majority of these were recorded during the 16th to 17th century. This paper utilizes the Aarne-Thompson Classification System to obtain these jokes. A total of 96 different types were acquired, of which 53 of them were international types. These can be categorized into the numskull stories, the master thief, and satirical jokes, etc. This paper serves to analyze and explore the phenomenon and significance of Ming Dynasty's international jokes.
