| 扑朔迷离 |
pū shuò mí lí |
impossible to unravel / confusing |
| 扑 |
pū |
to throw oneself at / to pounce on / to devote one's energies / to flap / to flutter / to dab / to pat / to bend over |
| 扑朔 |
pū shuò |
see 扑朔迷离 |
| 朔 |
shuò |
beginning / first day of lunar month / north |
| 迷 |
mí |
to bewilder / crazy about / fan / enthusiast / lost / confused |
| 迷离 |
mí lí |
blurred / hard to make out distinctly |
| 离 |
chī |
mythical beast (archaic) |
| 离 |
Lí |
surname Li |
| 离 |
lí |
to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing fire / ☲ |