Correct
猜哑谜
/ cāi yǎ mí /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
猜了半天的哑谜
2
玩猜哑谜的游戏
3
在猜哑谜
4
故意让别人猜哑谜
Definition
猜哑谜
Literally means:
try to guess riddle
Actually means:
guess at the real meaning or truth behind something
哑谜 means a riddle that is given with gestures or expressions.
Figuratively this phrase refers to trying to make out what has been confusingly said or written or to work out a puzzling problem.
哑谜，用动作、表情等手段设置的谜语。
比喻意思不明朗的话或难以猜透的问题。猜哑谜，指解读或弄懂像哑谜一样的话语、文字或问题。
Example
Used as predicate, object or attributive. It can be used with other words in between. (作谓语、宾语、定语，中间可以插入别的词语)
1
Xiǎowáng
小王
míngmíng
明明
zhīdào
知道
shìqing
事情
de
的
dǐxì
底细
,
què
却
yīzhí
一直
tūntūntǔtǔ
吞吞吐吐
,
bùkěn
不肯
zhíjiéledāng
直截了当
dì
地
shuō
说
chūlái
出来
,
gùyì
故意
ràng
让
biéren
别人
cāi
猜
yǎmí
哑谜
。
Xiao Wang Mingming knows the bottom of the matter, but has been swallowing, refused to speak out directly, deliberately let others guess the riddle.
2
Zhè
这
liǎng
两
gè
个
rén
人
,
yī
一
gè
个
láizì
来自
déguó
德国
,
yī
一
gè
个
láizì
来自
yìndù
印度
,
yǔyán
语言
bùtōng
不通
,
shuōhuà
说话
shí
时
dǎshoushì
打手势
,
hěn
很
xiàng
像
shì
是
zài
在
cāi
猜
yǎmí
哑谜
。
The two men, one from Germany and one from India, were unable to speak and gestured as if they were guessing a puzzle.
3
Zhèjiā
这家
gōngsī
公司
de
的
zhǔguǎn
主管
sìhū
似乎
yǒuyì
有意
gēn
跟
yìngpìn
应聘
rényuán
人员
wán
玩
cāi
猜
yǎmí
哑谜
de
的
yóuxì
游戏
,
miànshì
面试
shí
时
jìng
竟
yāoqiú
要求
tāmen
他们
yuèdú
阅读
yī
一
duàn
段
hěn
很
nán
难
de
的
gǔwén
古文
。
The company's director seemed intent on playing a guessing game with the candidates, asking them to read a difficult passage during the interview.