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susukkekki[수수께끼]Intermediate · TOPIK II

riddle

Noun

  1. 1

    riddle

    A game where one figures out the name of a certain object or its meaning when someone else describes it without naming it.

    Korean definition: 어떤 사물에 대하여 다른 사물을 빗대어서 말하여 그 뜻이나 이름을 알아맞히는 놀이.

    • The teacher posed math problems as riddles to spark the students' interest.

    • I didn't know the answer to the riddle my father gave me, so I struggled with it all week.

  2. 2

    riddle; mystery; enigma

    A state in which a certain object or phenomenon is too complicated and puzzling to understand fully.

    Korean definition: 어떤 사물이나 현상이 복잡하고 이상하게 얽혀서 그 속사정을 쉽게 알 수 없는 것.

    • A mysterious murder with no clues at all has occurred.

    • The number of people infected with a mysterious virus of unknown identity is increasing.