Lantern Riddles 猜灯谜

A

1

Saying this out loud will break it.

Silence

2

This is black when clean, and white when dirty.

Blackboard

3

另有变动（打一字）

加

4

上下一体（打一字)

卡

5

An odd number that becomes even when you take away a letter.

Seven

B

1

半青半紫 （打一字）

素

2

早不说，晚不说 （打一字)

许

3

Shorter than the rest, you raise it when it's the best.

Thumb

4

This is yours, but is used more by others than yourself.

Your Name

5

Take away 4 out of its 5 letters and it still sounds the same.

Queue

C

1

一只狗，四个口（打一字）

器

2

It counts numbers all its life, but never gets past 12. 

Clock

3

I start with an "e" and contain one letter.

Envelope

4

一剑穿心 （打一字）

必

5

一大二小 （打一字）

奈

D

1

七十二个小时 （打一字）

晶

2

It becomes shorter when you add 2 letters to it.

Short

3

You want to share it when you have it. When you share it, you no longer have it. 

Secret

4

The only place where today comes before yesterday.

Dictionary

5

皇上的耳朵（打一字）

聋

E

1

You have this number of apples when there are 8 apples and you take away 2.

2

2

一减一不是零（打一字）

三

3

刀出鞘（打一字）

力

4

A yellow hat drops into the Red Sea and becomes this. 

Wet

5

Add this to make one disappear.

Letter 'g'