guess riddles; solve puzzles (dialect)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to guess riddles; to solve puzzles
dialectA colloquial northern Chinese dialect variant of 猜谜, often used in informal settings or traditional games. The retroflex suffix 儿 adds a casual, regional flavor typical of Beijing and surrounding areas.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
xǐ喜
huan欢
wán玩
cāi猜
mí谜
r儿
de的
yóu游
xì戏
。
Children enjoy playing riddle-guessing games.
Tā他
cāi猜
mí谜
r儿
tè特
bié别
lì厉
hai害
，
méi没
rén人
bǐ比
de得
guò过
tā他
。
He's especially good at guessing riddles; no one can beat him.
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Chūn春
jié节
wǎn晚
huì会
shàng上
，
dà大
jiā家
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
cāi猜
mí谜
r儿
qǔ取
lè乐
。
At the Spring Festival gala, everyone guessed riddles together for fun.