扑朔迷离 (pū shuò mí lí) — complicated and confusing; bewildering; (of a situation) hard to figure out
Definition
A literary idiom for a situation so tangled and bewildering that its true shape is hard to see — think whodunit plots or unsolved cases, not everyday confusion.
idiom
complicated and confusingbewildering(of a situation) hard to figure out
Examples
- 扑朔迷离，。Zhè ge àn jiàn de zhēn xiàng pū shuò mí lí, lián jǐng chá dōu hěn nán chá qīng.The truth of this case is so complicated and confusing that even the police find it hard to figure out.
- 扑朔迷离，。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō de qíng jié pū shuò mí lí, ràng rén cāi bú dào jié jú.The plot of this novel is so bewildering that you can't guess the ending.
- 扑朔迷离，。Shì qing de fā zhǎn pū shuò mí lí, wǒ men zhī néng nài xīn děng dài.The development of the situation is complicated and confusing; we can only wait patiently.
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