Small Animal Riddles, Can You Guess it Right? (Part 5)

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Welcome back to our series on small animal riddles! We hope you've been enjoying the challenge of guessing these intriguing animals. Today, we present you with another exciting riddle. 

  1. Has a silver armor, 
    
身穿银甲亮晶晶，
    Shēn chuān yín jiǎ liàng jīng jīng,
  2. shiny and bright, cold all over.
    浑身上下冷冰冰。
    hún shēn shàng xià lěng bīng bīng.

Let's dive into the clues and see if you can figure it out.

  • The first part of the riddle, "身穿银甲亮晶晶" (shēn chuān yín jiǎ liàng jīng jīng), means "has a silver armor, shiny and bright." This clue suggests that the animal we're thinking of has a shiny, silvery appearance, resembling armor.
  • The second part, "浑身上下冷冰冰" (hún shēn shàng xià lěng bīng bīng), translates to "cold all over." This indicates that the animal is cold to the touch, which might give you a hint about its natural habitat or body temperature.

Putting these clues together, you should be able to guess which small animal fits this description. Yes, it is 鱼 “yú” fish.

Key Sentences:

  1. Fish swim gracefully in the water.

    鱼在水中优雅地游泳。

    Yú zài shuǐ zhōng yōuyǎ de yóuyǒng.
  2. I like to watch the colorful fish in the aquarium.

    我喜欢看水族馆里五颜六色的鱼。

    Wǒ xǐhuān kàn shuǐzúguǎn lǐ wǔ yán liù sè de yú.
  3. The fish scales glistened under the sunlight.

    鱼鳞在阳光下闪闪发光。
    
Yúlín zài yángguāng xià shǎnshǎn fāguāng.

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