rob07 Posted September 21, 2007 at 10:37 AM Report Posted September 21, 2007 at 10:37 AM A while ago, I came across some Chinese riddles. The only one I can remember, and this might not be exactly right, went as follows: Riddle: 有一半, 又有一半 Solution: 朋友 Does anyone know of a website that has a selection of riddles like this? Quote
muyongshi Posted September 21, 2007 at 10:47 AM Report Posted September 21, 2007 at 10:47 AM Check out 字谜's. Just do a google search for that term and you will get a ton. Some will be really hard and some will be okay. Have fun! Quote
rob07 Posted September 23, 2007 at 12:06 PM Author Report Posted September 23, 2007 at 12:06 PM thanks very much and best of luck for 十一. Quote
魔性的天使 Posted September 24, 2007 at 10:29 AM Report Posted September 24, 2007 at 10:29 AM Maybe "谜语" is Ok... You can find more interesting ones~~~ XD Quote
muyongshi Posted September 24, 2007 at 02:25 PM Report Posted September 24, 2007 at 02:25 PM I have some relatively easy ones laying around here somewhere, let me go find them... Don't you hate it when you go to get something that you know RIGHT where it is and then 竟然 it's not there and now you have no clue where to look because it shouldn't be anywhere else... And then it turns out to be under a book next to your computer.... 一口咬掉牛的尾巴 第二次见面 座中无人 值钱不值钱全在这两点 消灭蚊虫 你没有他有，天没有地有 一箭穿心 点点成金 一只狗，两个口，谁遇它，谁发愁 不知其二 东洋兵 拿不出手 公而忘私 If you figure it out you can post the answers here... (disclaimer: about half of these were taken from Chinese Pod Advanced but they are still readily accessible on the internet and are more public access...also there may be several different versions of the one saying- one or two characters are different/missing, added something, etc.) Quote
randall_flagg Posted February 3, 2009 at 05:33 PM Report Posted February 3, 2009 at 05:33 PM Just found a nice one in the book I'm reading: Q: The National Day (Taiwan). Guess a Character. Anyone? I thought it was really clever! Quote
trien27 Posted February 4, 2009 at 04:10 AM Report Posted February 4, 2009 at 04:10 AM (edited) 一口咬掉牛的尾巴 = 告 = gao = to tell 第二次见面 = 观 = guan = to view 座中无人 = 庄 = zhuang = a Chinese last name; a villa? 值钱不值钱全在这两点 = 金 = jin = gold; golden 消灭蚊虫 = 文 = wen = literature, written language 你没有他有，天没有地有 = 也 = ye = also 一箭穿心 = 必 = bi = must 点点成金 = 全 = chuan = whole 一只狗，两个口，谁遇它，谁发愁 = 哭 = ku = to cry 不知其二 = 共 = to be together 东洋兵 = 晖, hui = sunlight [Explanation: "东洋" = dongyang = Chinese nickname for Japan. 日本 [Japan] is abbreviated as 日 in Chinese; 兵, bing = a soldier = a part of 军, jun, an army: add 东洋 to 兵 = add 日 to 军] 拿不出手 = 合 公而忘私 = 八 [caring about public matters, 公 but forgetting about private matters, 私: ancient form = 厶 = 公 minus 厶] Q: The National Day (Taiwan). Guess a Character. A: 廿 , niàn [Taiwan's National Day is on October 10, which is the tenth day of the tenth month: add the two tens from the month and day in Chinese = 卄, in ancient Chinese or 廿 in modern Chinese, meaning "twenty"] 字谜 or 谜语 wouldn't give you much to find, but 灯谜 will give you more hits or 燈謎 would give you more hits than anything because 燈謎 are mostly used in Traditional Chinese by people from Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas Chinese. Due to Traditional Chinese having more strokes, it makes it more challenging, and not so easily guessable. Edited February 4, 2009 at 04:58 AM by trien27 additional information Quote
ThankfulBlossom Posted July 18, 2009 at 04:07 PM Report Posted July 18, 2009 at 04:07 PM These are great - fun to do with my coffee in the morning--gets the mind working... Quote
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