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猜謎

简猜谜 · 繁猜謎

Mandarin · pinyin cāi mí

to answer a riddle
to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)

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猜: cāi · guess, conjecture, suppose; feel
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谜: mí · riddle, conundrum; puzzle

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1–2 · cai1 mi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

caai1 mai4

Cantonese word readings for 猜謎. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

(literal) to guess a riddle
(literal) to answer a quiz
(figurative) to guess; to work out

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