Definition
谜语 (míyǔ) refers to a specific word puzzle or riddle that has an answer. Unlike 谜 (mí), which can mean any mystery or enigma, 谜语 is the concrete puzzle itself. 谜团 (mí tuán) describes a puzzling situation, and 谜底 (mí dǐ) is the answer to a riddle, not the riddle itself.
noun
riddleconundrum
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 谜语。Zhè tiáo mí yǔ de dá'àn hěn jiǎndān.The answer to this riddle is very simple.
- 谜语。Tā biān le yì tiáo yǒuqù de mí yǔ.He made up an interesting riddle.
- 谜语。Dēng mí jiù shì yì zhǒng xiě zài dēnglóng shàng de mí yǔ.Lantern riddles are a kind of riddle written on lanterns.
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