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猜哑谜

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Collocation

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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
底细
  
,
què
zhí
一直
tūntūn
吞吞吐吐
  
,
kěn
不肯
zhíjiéledāng
直截了当
shuō
chūlái
出来
  
,
故意
ràng
biéren
别人
cāi
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
liǎng
rén
  
,
lái
来自
guó
德国
  
,
lái
来自
yìn
印度
  
,
yán
语言
tōng
不通
  
,
shuōhuà
说话
shí
shoushì
打手势
  
,
hěn
xiàng
shì
zài
cāi
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
gōng
公司
de
zhǔguǎn
主管
似乎
yǒu
有意
gēn
yìngpìn
应聘
rényuán
人员
wán
cāi
哑谜
de
yóu
游戏
  
,
miànshì
面试
shí
jìng
yāoqiú
要求
men
他们
yuè
阅读
duàn
hěn
nán
de
wén
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.