Lantern riddles are riddles that were written on the lanterns that are displayed during the Chinese Lantern Festival or Chinese middle autumn festival and so on.
灯谜是中国元宵节或中秋节写在灯笼上的谜语。
People in the festival must guess the answer from a word , a poem or a phrase, guessing the riddles are as hard as fighting with a tiger, so that lantern riddles have another name - lantern tigers .
人们必须从一个字、一首诗或是一个短语猜出答案。猜灯谜和打老虎一样难，所以灯谜有一个别名——灯虎。
Some example of Lantern Riddles
一些灯谜范例
English Lantern Riddles
英语灯谜
Riddles: What s full of holes but still holds water?
Answer: a sponge
问：什么东西浑身是洞，却能装水?
答：海绵
Riddles: What building has the most stories?
Answer: A library
问：什么建筑楼层最多?
答：图书馆(注：story有楼层和故事两个意思)
Riddles: Which is faster, hot or cold?
Answer: Hot s faster. You can catch a cold.
问：热和冷哪个速度更快?
答：热更快，因为你能抓住冷(catch a cold: 感冒)
Riddles: When is your mind like a rumpled bed?
Answer: When it is not made up.
问：你的脑子什么时候像皱巴巴的床?
答：当它没有叠的时候(make up mind: 下定决心)
Riddles: What is it that everybody does at the same time?
Answer: grow older
问：所有人同时在做的事情是什么?
答：长大
Riddles: What month do soldiers hate?
Answer: March
问：士兵们最恨几月份?
答：三月(注：march也有行军的意思)
Riddles: How many feet are there in a yard?
Answer: It depends on how many people stand in the yard.
问：院子里有多少只脚?
答：这取决于多少人站在院子里(注：yard 码;院子)
Riddles: Why is an empty purse always the same?
Answer: There is no change in it.
问：为什么空钱包永远是一样的?
答：因为没零钱(注：change 变化;零钱)
Riddles: What book has the most stirring chapters?
Answer: A cook book.
问：什么书有最动人的章节?
答：烹饪书(注：stirring 动人的;搅拌的)
Riddles: What kind of dog doesn t bite or bark?
Answer: Hot dog.
问：什么狗不咬人不吠叫?
答：热狗
Riddles: What is the smallest room in the world?
Answer: Mushroom.
问：世界上最小的房间是什么?
答：蘑菇
