puzzle; enigma; tight-lipped person
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
enigma; riddle; something puzzling or inexplicable
informalRefers to a statement, situation, or secret that is confusing and hard to understand.
Tā他
shuō说
de的
nà那
fān番
huà话
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
ge个
mèn闷
hú葫
lu芦
，
shuí谁
yě也
tīng听
bù不
dǒng懂
。
What he said was a complete riddle; no one could understand it.
Zhè这
ge个
àn案
jiàn件
dào到
xiàn现
zài在
hái还
shì是
ge个
mèn闷
hú葫
lu芦
。
This case remains an unsolved mystery to this day.
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Nǐ你
bié别
gēn跟
wǒ我
dǎ打
yǎ哑
mí谜
，
wǒ我
bù不
shì是
mèn闷
hú葫
lu芦
。
Don't talk in riddles with me; I'm not a mind-reader.
noun
a man/woman of few words; a tight-lipped or taciturn person
informalDescribes a person who is habitually quiet and doesn't speak much.
Tā他
zhēn真
shì是
ge个
mèn闷
hú葫
lu芦
，
wèn问
tā他
shí十
jù句
yě也
dá答
bù不
liǎo了
yī一
jù句
。
He's such a man of few words; you can ask him ten questions and he won't answer one.
Nǐ你
bié别
zhǐ指
wàng望
nà那
ge个
mèn闷
hú葫
lu芦
huì会
zhǔ主
dòng动
fēn分
xiǎng享
tā他
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
。
Don't expect that tight-lipped person to volunteer his thoughts.
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Tā她
xìng性
gé格
nèi内
xiàng向
，
bèi被
rén人
jiào叫
zuò作
mèn闷
hú葫
lu芦
。
She is introverted and is called a person who doesn't speak much.