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撲朔迷離

简 扑朔迷离 · 繁 撲朔迷離
Mandarin · pinyin pū shuò mí lí

Meanings

  1. impossible to unravel
  2. confusing
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Characters in this entry

撲
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朔
shuò · first day of lunar month; the north
迷
mí · bewitch, charm, infatuate
離
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扑
pū · pound, beat, strike; attack
离
lí · rare beast; strange; elegant
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Mandarin tones

1–4–2–2 · pu1 shuo4 mi2 li2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pok3 sok3 mai4 lei4

Cantonese word readings for 撲朔迷離. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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pok3 sok3 mai4 lei4

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) confusing; bewildering

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