猜谜 (cāi mèi) — to guess a riddle; to figure out the hidden meaning (of a situation, remark, etc.)
Definition
A verb-object compound: 猜 'guess' + 谜 'riddle'. Beyond literal riddles (灯会、元宵节), it extends to puzzling out hidden meanings behind indirect or evasive speech.
verb
to guess a riddleto figure out the hidden meaning (of a situation, remark, etc.)
Examples
- ，。Dà jiā cāi le yí gè mí, dōu cāi bù chū lái.Everyone guessed a riddle, but no one could solve it.
- 猜谜。Wǒ xǐ huan hé péng you yì qǐ cāi mèi.I like to guess riddles with friends.
- ，猜谜。Tā shuō huà zǒng shì guǎi wān mò jiǎo, ràng rén yì zhí zài cāi mèi.He always speaks in a roundabout way, making people keep guessing the meaning.
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