book “陳書” (meaning
displayed in the book). As multiple meanings are attached
to the words, one must grasp the meaning of the riddle when
making a guess, look for related words and think within the
context dictated by the riddle. There are three types of word
grasping namely, positive grasping, contrary grasping and
grasping by allusion.
1 . Positive Grasping:
Positive grasping refers to the approach of making positive
imaginations on the riddle to grasp the meaning of the riddle.
Examples: -Education during pregnancy kindness, six chia (”six
chia” means pregnant with child)
-Not to meet again until after death meeting after death (based
on the question of the riddle, meet after death)
-Cheer groups are not allowed to sit down petrol station (all
that are adding petrol [same words used for cheering] must
remain standing)
-Poetry intonation and rhyming couplet act against someone’s
wish ( “rhyming couplet” is interpreted as act against someone’s
wish)
2. Contrary Grasping:
Opposite grasping refers to the approach of thinking the
contrary meaning of the riddle to grasp the meaning of the
riddle.
Example: monks are not allowed entry nuns can (monks are
not allowed to enter, then nuns shall be allowed)
- you and I are both meaty Wei Ta shredded meat (pronounced
the same as “only he is not meaty”)
- few are sick all are well (few are sick, surely that means
all are well)
- why asking someone else to do match making self-service
ice (be an ice person yourself- an ice person refers to
a matchmaker)
3. Grasping By Allusion:
“allusion” refers to literary reference. If the meaning
of the riddle is related to some historic literary reference,
the reference must be found first.
Example: -Smiling Mi Le Harvard (Mi Le is Buddha)
-Final match thousands of miles outside Mark (thousands
of miles refers to horse)
- Sleep in wine houses in Chang An City Lee Shan Yin (This
is the words used in the poem written by Du Fu to describe
Lee Pai burying himself in wine houses.)
- Wang Shi Chi lying on the bed of the East wing Einstein
Albert (Wang Shi Chi selected for lying on the bed of the
East wing)
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