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...
Traditional Characters
有一對夫妻，他們出去吃飯，妻子突然大叫：「啊！我忘了關瓦斯，可能會發生火災！」
丈夫卻安慰她說：「沒關係，反正我也忘了關洗手檯的水。」
妻子：「．．． ．．．」
Simplified Characters
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：「．．． ．．．」
Pinyin Romanization
Yǒu yīduì fūqī, tāmen chūqù chīfàn, qīzi tūrán dà jiào: "A! Wǒ wàng le guān wǎsī, kěnéng huì fāshēng huǒzāi!"
Zhàngfu què ānwèi tā shuō: "Méiguānxi, fǎnzhèng wǒ yě wàng le guān xǐ shǒu tái de shuǐ."
Qīzi: !!!???
English Translation
There was a married couple who went out for dinner. Suddenly the wife exclaimed, "Oh! I forgot to turn off the gas! There could be a fire!"
The husband tried to comfort her by saying, "Don’t worry about it. In any case, I also forgot to turn off the water faucet."
Wife: !!!???
