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扑朔迷离

Word · IdiomTraditional撲朔迷離

bewildering; complicated and confusing

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

idiom

bewildering; complicated and confusing; tangled and indistinct

literary

常用以形容案情、局势、情节等复杂难辨。来源于《木兰辞》中对兔子雌雄难辨的描述。

Zhè这
ge个
àn案
jiàn件
xiàn线
suǒ索
zhòng众
duō多
 ,
qíng情
jié节
pū扑
shuò朔
mí迷
lí离
 。

This case has many clues, and the plot is bewildering.

Guó国
jì际
jú局
shì势
fēng风
yún云
biàn变
huàn幻
 ,
xiǎn显
de得
pū扑
shuò朔
mí迷
lí离
 。

The international situation is volatile and appears confusing.

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Xiǎo小
shuō说
de的
jié结
wěi尾
shè设
jì计
de得
pū扑
shuò朔
mí迷
lí离
 ,
yǐn引
rén人
rù入
shèng胜
 。

The novel's ending is designed to be intricate and captivating.

Zhēn真
xiàng相
wǎng往
wǎng往
yǐn隐
cáng藏
zài在
pū扑
shuò朔
mí迷
lí离
de的
biǎo表
xiàng象
zhī之
xià下
 。

The truth is often hidden beneath a bewildering appearance.