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Pronunciation / Transliteration: míyǔ
"老师提出的谜语让学生们感到困惑。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A question or statement intentionally phrased to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning.
"The riddle posed by the teacher challenged the students to think critically." - 2
A puzzling or confusing situation.
"The mystery of the missing artifact became a riddle that baffled the entire team."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'rædels', meaning 'counsel, conjecture, or enigma', stemming from the Proto-Germanic '*rædils'. Historically linked to the verb 'read' (in its older sense of interpreting or guessing), the word evolved through Middle English to denote a paradoxical question or statement designed to be solved as a puzzle.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Riddle" is said worldwide
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énigme
Transliteration: enigma
"L'énigme posée par le professeur a défié les élèves."
Rätsel
Transliteration: rätsel
"Das Rätsel stellte die Schüler vor eine Herausforderung."
indovinello
Transliteration: indovinello
"L'indovinello ha messo alla prova la creatività degli studenti."
acertijo
Transliteration: acertijo
"El acertijo que planteó el maestro fue muy difícil."
enigma
Transliteration: enigma
"O enigma apresentado pelo professor desafiou os alunos."
पहेली
Transliteration: paheli
"शिक्षक द्वारा प्रस्तुत पहेली ने छात्रों को चुनौती दी।"
谜语
Transliteration: míyǔ
"老师提出的谜语让学生们感到困惑。"
수수께끼
Transliteration: susugae-ggi
"선생님이 낸 수수께끼는 학생들을 도전하게 만들었다."
謎
Transliteration: nazo
"先生が出した謎は学生たちを挑戦させた。"
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