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Chinese riddles stand in a tradition traceable to around the second century CE. They are partly noted for their use of elaborate visual puns on Chinese characters. According to Timothy Wai Keung Chan, 'the Chinese riddle originates in far antiquity and reached its mature form around the Warring States Period (475–221 BCE)'.
A riddle is a statement, question, or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved. Riddles are of two types: enigmas, which are problems generally expressed in metaphorical or allegorical language that require ingenuity and careful thinking for their solution, and conundra, which are questions relying for their effects on punning in either the question or the ...
You'll have to really stretch your brain to figure out some of these easy, funny, and hard riddles for grown-ups! The post 78 Riddles for Adults That Will Test Your Smarts appeared first on Reader ...
Have a fun family game night with these brain twisters! The post 37 of the Best Riddles for Teens (with Answers) appeared first on Reader's Digest.
Entertain your guests this November with Thanksgiving riddles perfect for kids and adults alike. Test the family's humor with funny riddles about turkey or pie.
Chinese finger trap used to straighten and fix a Bennett's fracture A towing sock used to pull cable through a tube. One variation on the Chinese finger trap has uses in orthopedic medicine—namely, providing even pressure to the patient's digit(s) and at the same time immobilizing the joints—and serves a similar purpose as a traction device.
Fill your cup with cheer with these Christmas riddles and brainteasers for kids and adults. Some are easy, others are hard. Either way, they'll get the laughs.
The collection contains 286 riddles, divided into six groups, "apparently on the basis of the structure of the riddle and the structure of the answer"; "these riddles are 'in the style of the common people', but most scholars believe they were composed by Khusro". [18] The riddles are in Mātrika metre; one example is: