谜

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riddle · Heisig RSH #781

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Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
未解之谜	wèi jiě zhī mí	unsolved mystery
纵横字谜	zòng héng zì mí	crossword
春灯谜	Chūn dēng mí	Spring lantern riddles (guessing game at Lantern Festival 元宵節\|元宵节, at the end of Spring fe…
谜儿	mèi r	riddle
谜面	mí miàn	riddle
谜之	mí zhī	(neologism) (slang) (attributive) mysterious; enigmatic (calque from Japanese 謎の "nazo no"…
谜语	mí yǔ	riddle; conundrum; CL:條\|条[tiao2]
字谜	zì mí	letter puzzle
解谜	jiě mí	to solve the riddle
谜底	mí dǐ	answer to a riddle
谜团	mí tuán	riddle; enigma; unpredictable situation; elusive matters
灯谜	dēng mí	riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)
打哑谜	dǎ yǎ mí	to talk in riddles
谜样	mí yàng	enigmatic
谜题	mí tí	puzzle; riddle
猜谜儿	cāi mí r	to answer a riddle; to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)
哑谜	yǎ mí	puzzle; mystery
猜谜	cāi mí	to answer a riddle; to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)