撲朔迷離

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See also: 扑朔迷离

Chinese

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complicated and confusing
trad. (撲朔迷離) 撲朔 迷離
simp. (扑朔迷离) 扑朔 迷离

Etymology

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From The Ballad of Mulan (木蘭詩):

撲朔迷離 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
扑朔迷离 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: 6th century, 木蘭詩 (The Ballad of Mulan)
Xióng tù jiǎo pūshuò, cí tù yǎn mílí. Shuāng tù bàng dì zǒu, ān néng biàn wǒ shì xióng cí? [Pinyin]
The buck bounds here and there,
Whilst the doe has narrow eyes.
But when the two rabbits run side by side,
How can you tell the female from the male?

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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撲朔迷離

  1. confusing; bewildering