扑朔迷离

Traditional: 撲朔迷離

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Dictionary entry

impossible to unravel

What does 扑朔迷离 mean?

扑朔迷离 (pū shuò mí lí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1impossible to unravel

2confusing

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扑pūto throw oneself at · to pounce on 朔shuòbeginning · first day of lunar month 迷míto bewilder · crazy about 离chīmythical beast (archaic)

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