扑朔迷离

Traditional form:

撲朔迷離

Pinyin (reading):

pūshuòmílí

Definitions:

• impossible to unravel
• confusing

Characters:

• 扑 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 朔 - beginning; the first day of the lunar month
• 迷 - to bewitch, to charm; a fan of; infatuated
• 离 - rare beast; strange; elegant

Traditional characters:

• 撲 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 朔 - beginning; the first day of the lunar month
• 迷 - to bewitch, to charm; a fan of; infatuated
• 離 - rare beast; strange; elegant