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Chinese Proverbs 1
Cryptography
In Cryptography teasers, a phrase or expressions has been encoded in some way (frequently by replacing letters with other letters). You need to figure out the encoding method and then decode the message to find the answer.Cryptography
Can you decipher these Chinese proverbs?
46 34 31 / 31 51 31 45 / 27 44 31 / 49 35 30 31 / 28 47 46 / 46 34 31 / 45 46 41 39 27 29 34 / 35 45 / 40 27 44 44 41 49.
46 34 31 / 29 47 40 40 35 40 33 / 34 27 44 31 / 34 27 45 / 46 34 44 31 31 / 28 47 44 44 41 49 45.
27 / 33 41 41 30 / 32 44 35 31 40 30 / 45 34 35 31 38 30 45 / 51 41 47 / 32 44 41 39 / 46 34 31 / 45 46 41 44 39.
46 35 33 31 44 45 / 27 40 30 / 30 31 31 44 / 30 41 / 40 41 46 / 49 27 38 37 / 46 41 33 31 46 34 31 44.
46 34 31 / 31 51 31 45 / 27 44 31 / 49 35 30 31 / 28 47 46 / 46 34 31 / 45 46 41 39 27 29 34 / 35 45 / 40 27 44 44 41 49.
46 34 31 / 29 47 40 40 35 40 33 / 34 27 44 31 / 34 27 45 / 46 34 44 31 31 / 28 47 44 44 41 49 45.
27 / 33 41 41 30 / 32 44 35 31 40 30 / 45 34 35 31 38 30 45 / 51 41 47 / 32 44 41 39 / 46 34 31 / 45 46 41 44 39.
46 35 33 31 44 45 / 27 40 30 / 30 31 31 44 / 30 41 / 40 41 46 / 49 27 38 37 / 46 41 33 31 46 34 31 44.
Hint
Double alphabet.Answer
The eyes are wide but the stomach is narrow.The cunning hare has three burrows.
A good friend shields you from the storm.
Tigers and deer do not walk together.
Write the American alphabet twice, then count them from left to right. The numbers represent the numerical position of the letters in the second set.
Key:
A = 27
B = 28
C = 29
D = 30
E = 31
F = 32
G = 33
H = 34
I = 35
J = 36
K = 37
L = 38
M = 39
N = 40
O = 41
P = 42
Q = 43
R = 44
S = 45
T = 46
U = 47
V = 48
W = 49
X = 50
Y = 51
Z = 52
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