燈dang1謎mai4

English

1. riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)
2. lantern riddles; during festivals such as the Lantern Festival (元宵) or Mid-autumn (中秋), lanterns with riddles on them would be put up on display, and people, mostly children and young people, would try to guess the meaning of the riddle

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 中國、日本都有嘅節日（譬如元宵、中秋）遊戲；遊戲主辦會將謎語寫上燈籠嘅流蘇，畀其他人去估（量詞：個）

Examples

• 出燈謎

  to write a lantern riddle

• 猜燈謎

  to guess the lantern riddles

• 元宵節要猜燈謎。

  It is a must to guess lantern riddles during the Lantern Festival.

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