How do you say “riddle” in Vietnamese?

“Riddle” in Vietnamese is câu đố (a riddle), sàng (winnowing basket).

Vietnamese words for “riddle”

• câu đốListennoun
  Hanoi [kəw˧˧ ʔɗo˧˦] · Saigon [kəw˧˧ ʔɗow˦˥]câu level đố rising

  a riddle; brain-teaser; conundrum

  for “riddle” meaning: A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.

  • Tôi ghét câu đố.I hate riddles.
• sàngListennoun
  Hanoi [saːŋ˨˩] · Saigon [ʂaːŋ˨˩]sàng falling

  winnowing basket; sieve; riddle

Related Vietnamese words

• đoánListenverb

  to guess; to predict; to surmise

• giảiListennoun

  an accolade; a prize; an award

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.