clues or text of a riddle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesDefinition
the clues or text of a riddle presented for guessing
neutralRefers specifically to the presented part of a riddle, as opposed to the answer (谜底 mí dǐ).
Zhè这
ge个
dēng灯
mí谜
de的
mí谜
miàn面
shì是
‘shàng‘
tou上
zài头
shuǐ在
lǐ水
xià里
，
tou下
zài头
tiān在
kōng天
wèn空
，
shì问
shén是
me什
zì么
字
’
？
The riddle's clue is: 'The top is in the water, the bottom is in the sky. What character is it?'
Dà大
jiā家
kàn看
zhe着
mí谜
miàn面
，
dōu都
kāi开
shǐ始
rèn认
zhēn真
sī思
kǎo考
mí谜
dǐ底
。
Everyone looked at the riddle's clue and began to seriously think about the answer.
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Cāi猜
mí谜
yǔ语
shǒu首
xiān先
yào要
lǐ理
jiě解
mí谜
miàn面
de的
yì意
si思
。
To guess a riddle, you first need to understand the meaning of its clue.
Mí谜
yǔ语
shū书
lǐ里
，
měi每
ge个
mí谜
yǔ语
dōu都
huì会
xiān先
gěi给
chū出
mí谜
miàn面
。
In a riddle book, each riddle first presents its clue.
Zhè这
ge个
mí谜
miàn面
shì是
yī一
ge个
chéng成
yǔ语
，
dǎ打
yī一
ge个
zì字
。
This riddle clue is an idiom, guessing a single character.