猜谜

• 병음: cāi mí
• 한자 분석: 猜 = 犭(animal) + 青, meaning to guess or suspect; 谜 = 讠(speech) + 迷, meaning riddle or mystery

뜻

수수께끼를 맞히다

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.

예문

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。

사용 가이드

맥락: games, festivals, figurative

어조: playful

올바른 표현

• 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.)

피해야 할 표현

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

기원과 역사

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

문화적 배경

시대: Traditional

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal