哑谜 (yā mèi) — puzzling remark; enigma; riddle

Definition

A 哑谜 (yǎ mí) is a "dumb riddle" — spoken or written, with no gestures or objects to hint at the answer. Unlike 谜语 (míyǔ), it relies purely on words, making it trickier to solve.

noun

puzzling remarkenigmariddle

Examples

哑谜，。
Tā shuō de nà jù huà shì gè yā mèi, méi rén néng dǒng.
That remark he made was a riddle; no one could understand it.
哑谜。
Zhè ge yā mèi de dá àn qí shí hěn jiǎn dān.
The answer to this riddle is actually very simple.
哑谜。
Tā xǐ huan yòng yā mèi lái kǎo yàn péng you de zhì huì.
She likes to use riddles to test her friends' wisdom.

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