猜谜

• Pinyin: cāi mí
• Desglose de hanzi: 猜 = 犭(animal) + 青, meaning to guess or suspect; 谜 = 讠(speech) + 迷, meaning riddle or mystery

Significado

adivinar acertijos; juego de acertijos

A traditional Chinese entertainment, especially popular during the Lantern Festival when 灯谜 (lantern riddles) are displayed. Can also refer metaphorically to trying to figure out unclear situations or someone's true intentions.

Ejemplos

1. 元宵节的传统活动之一就是猜谜。
2. 他说话总是云里雾里的，让人像在猜谜一样。
3. 孩子们围在一起猜谜，气氛非常热闹。

Guía de uso

Contexto: games, festivals, figurative

Tono: playful

Correcto

• 我们来猜谜吧！(Let's play riddles!)
• 和他沟通就像在猜谜。(Communicating with him is like guessing riddles.)

Incorrecto

• 我猜谜他的名字。(For guessing ordinary things, just use 猜 — 猜谜 specifically refers to riddle-guessing)

Origen e historia

猜 (to guess) + 谜 (riddle). A verb-object compound describing the activity of solving riddles.

Contexto cultural

Época: Traditional

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal