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燈謎

简灯谜 · 繁燈謎

Mandarin · pinyin dēng mí

riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)

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燈: dēng · lantern, lamp
謎: Look up this written character
灯: dēng · lantern, lamp
谜: mí · riddle, conundrum; puzzle

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1–2 · deng1 mi2

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dang1 mai4

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noun

lantern riddle (traditional game during the Lantern Festival, in which riddles are pasted on hanging lanterns, with the version and solution related by wordplay)

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