谜语 (mí yǔ) — riddle; conundrum
Definition
谜语 is a concrete riddle or puzzle — a specific question with a clever answer. Compare 谜 (abstract sense, a mystery) and 谜底 (the answer to a 谜语).
noun
riddleconundrum
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 谜语。Zhè tiáo mí yǔ de dá àn hěn jiǎn dān.The answer to this riddle is very simple.
- 谜语。Tā biān le yì tiáo yǒu qù de mí yǔ.He made up an interesting riddle.
- 谜语。Dēng mí jiù shì yì zhǒng xiě zài dēng long shàng de mí yǔ.Lantern riddles are a kind of riddle written on lanterns.
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