扑朔迷离

Traditional (Taiwan): 撲朔迷離

pūshuòmílí ㄆㄨ ㄕㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄧˊ

    • impossible to unravel
    • confusing

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 错综复杂 cuòzōngfùzá
    • 关系错综复杂 relationships are intricate and complex

Antonyms 反义词

Telling them apart

扑朔迷离 is a figurative idiom suggesting mystery, bewildering and hard to see the truth of. 错综复杂 is literal, stressing many interwoven strands and a complicated situation.

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