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撲朔迷離

撲朔迷離

See also: 扑朔迷离

Chinese

		complicated and confusing	blurred; unclear; vague blurred; unclear; vague; hard to make out
trad. (撲朔迷離)		撲朔	迷離
simp. (扑朔迷离)		扑朔	迷离

Idiom

撲朔迷離

confusing; bewildering

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): pūshuòmílí

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄨㄕㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pok³ sok³ mai⁴ lei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: pūshuòmílí
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄨㄕㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄧˊ ㄌㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pushuohmili
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰu⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵¹ mi³⁵ li³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pok³ sok³ mai⁴ lei⁴
  - Yale: pok sok màih lèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pok⁸ sok⁸ mai⁴ lei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɔːk̚³ sɔːk̚³ mɐi̯²¹ lei̯²¹/