Basic knowledge of lantern riddles (02)

2. The structure of lantern riddles

A lantern riddle generally consists of three parts, namely the riddle face, the riddle head, and the riddle answer. A few lantern riddles also have riddle grids.

2.1 Riddle: Also called a riddle, it is an explanatory text for people to guess, that is, the part where the riddle raises questions. It can use ready-made words, poems, or self-composed sentences.

2.2 Riddle: refers to the attributes, classification range and quantity of the things to be guessed, such as characters, words, sayings, place names, people's names, movie titles, etc. It is the medium and link between the riddle and the answer. It's like a problem-solving tip and a travel guide map.

In addition to the above-mentioned easy-to-understand riddles, there are also some conventional abbreviations in the mythical world that are not easy to understand. The common ones are as follows:

Five Tang Dynasties (Seven Tang Dynasties) )——Five-character (seven-character) Tang poems

Seven Thousand——Seven-character poems of “Poems of a Thousand Families”

Six-character sentences——Poetry and verses of “The Romance of the West Chamber” (Qing Dynasty Jin Sheng sighed "The Romance of the West Chamber" is the sixth scholar's book)

Ancient prose list - "Guwen Guanzhi" section

Chat list - "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" section

Time People - famous people who are currently alive

Qin (Han, Song, etc.) people - names of people in the Qin (Han, Song, etc.) dynasty

List of people - "The Chronicles of the States of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty" Names of people

Stone people, red people - names of people in "A Dream of Red Mansions" (i.e. "The Story of the Stone")

Bo people - names of 108 generals in "Water Margin"

< p> Bo Hun, Bo Hao - the nickname of 108 generals in "Water Margin"

2.3 Answer: This is the answer to the lantern riddle.

2.4 Riddle grid: It is the format of the lantern riddle. Through the homophonic pronunciation of the riddle answers, the movement of the word order, the acrostic combination of the glyphs, etc., the riddle answers are ambiguous, thus echoing the riddle surface.

Common puzzle grids mainly include:

Lihua grid: also known as Quanbai, Feibai, Fenmian, Yuhubing, Quanxie, etc. The answer to the riddle requires two or more characters, all of which have homophonic pronunciations (commonly known as white characters). The change in pronunciation leads to a change in meaning, and the homophonic pronunciation of white characters fits the puzzle.

For example: Why did the uniform become a waistcoat? (Lihua Ge·Singer)? Answer: Yin Xiumei (because there are no sleeves)

Roller curtain grid: The answer must be more than three words, from back to front The written form of the previous reading fits the mystery.

For example: Spending money makes you worry? (Rolling-curtain grid·idiom)? Answer: Overjoyed (branch/can’t be happy)

Xu Feige: also known as Banzhuangge. The answer to the riddle must have more than two words, and the left or right radicals in the same direction must be the same. These two radicals must be removed to fit the riddle.

For example: There are few cars and horses in front of the door? (Xu Feige·Chemical Raw Materials)? Answer: Borax (Peng Shao)

Tanli Ge: also known as Li Zhuge. Tanlige does not mark the riddle but hides the riddle in the answer. When guessing, you must first guess the riddle and read it into a text together with the answer to understand the riddle. It's quite difficult.

For example: His son-in-law hopes more than his father-in-law? (Tanli Ge) Answer: Famous place·Mount Tai

"Wang" means "fame", and "father-in-law" is also called "Mount Tai", "above my father-in-law" means "better than my father-in-law", and together they are "Famous - Mount Tai", among which "famous" is the mystery.

Swing pattern: The answer to the riddle is limited to two words, read it backwards and then snap it together.

For example: Please stay? (Swing grid·Song title)? Answer: Farewell (Farewell)

Upstairs grid: The answer must be more than three words, move the last word to the beginning Snap the puzzle face before the word.

For example: traveling around the world (upstairs grid·philosophical terms)? Answer: world view (viewing the world)

downstairs grid: the answer is limited to three words or more, move the first word to After the last word, the puzzle is completed.

For example: After Labor Day is the National Day (Xialou case·idiom)? The answer is: one, five and ten (five and eleven)

In the first case: the answer is more than three words, Swap the first two characters to fit the puzzle.

For example: to save lives and heal the wounded? (transposition noun in the first case·traffic noun)? Answer: sidewalk (pedestrian)

In the final case: there are more than three characters in the answer, swap the positions of the last two characters Solve the mystery.

For example: Popularize health knowledge? (Tune-tail case·magazine name)? Answer: Popular Medicine (Popular Medicine)

Double-hook case: The answer is limited to four characters, and the first two words The characters and the last two characters exchange positions and then fit into the puzzle.

For example: memory loss? (Double hook pattern·idiom)? Answer: forget everything (so forgetful)

Banana heart grid: the answer is limited to an even number of more than four characters, and the middle two characters Swap positions and snap the puzzle together.

For example: Already signed in? (Jiao Xin Ge · Idiom)? Answer: People leave their names (people leave their names)

Baitou Ge: The answer is more than two words, the first word is read The homophony fits the puzzle.

For example: Day student? (Baitou Ge·Philosophical term)? Answer: Metaphysics (Practical Physics)

Fendi Ge: The answer is more than two words, and the last word is pronounced homophonically to fit the puzzle. .

For example: Textile factory advertising? (Foundation grid, organization name)? Answer: Propaganda Department (publicity cloth) Half of the same radicals fit into the puzzle.

For example: All gone? (Pick all over the place name)? Answer: Laiwu (Laiwu)

Shrimp Beard: The answer is more than two words, and the first word is divided into two parts. After two words, the puzzle is completed.

For example: mute girl? (Xiaoxu Ge·idiom)? Answer: Wonderful (a girl cannot be expressed)

Swallowtail pattern: the answer is more than two words, and the last word is split to the left and right After forming two characters, the puzzle will be completed.

For example: Fall into mud and grind into dust? (Swallowtail grid·magazine name)? Answer: Huacheng (flowers turn into soil)

Remote antithesis: The answer is the ruthless pair of riddles. It is required that the number of words is equal, the meanings of the words are contrasting, and the tone and obliqueness are coordinated.

For example: Twenty yuan short of money today? (Distant Dual Case·Idiom)? The answer: There is no three hundred taels of silver here

Seeking Huang Ge: The answer to the riddle is in addition to the riddle face. In addition to , divide and equal, it is also necessary to add related words with the meaning of pairs, such as: match, match, guan, qi, hui, even, couplet, pair, etc.

For example: Principle? (Qinghuangge·mathematical noun)? Answer: diagonal

The riddle grid enriches the riddle material, broadens the puzzle path, and adds to the interest of the riddle, but After all, it was a workaround adopted by people in the old days when their areas of understanding were narrow, their knowledge was not broad, and there was a serious shortage of materials that could create mysteries naturally.

Today, with the explosion of cultural and technological information, mysterious materials are everywhere, and natural masterpieces emerge in endlessly. Therefore, the mystery world has almost reached a consensus: mystery is precious and natural, and mystery format cannot be abused.

Most of those unusual and riddle-like puzzles have been abandoned, and some have been replaced by the technique of "turning grids into gridless". In other words, the role of riddles is gradually fading, and we should have a clear understanding of this.