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猜谜儿

cāi mí rdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to answer a riddle / to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-412a7998777323f3. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

猜謎兒 猜谜儿 [cai1 mi2 r5] /to answer a riddle/to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 猜謎兒

  • 猜
    cāi

    to guess

  • 谜
    mèi

    see 謎兒|谜儿[mèi r], riddle

    mí

    riddle

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.