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Chinese puzzle

noun

  1. a very complicated puzzle.
  2. anything very complicated or perplexing.


Chinese puzzle

noun

  1. an intricate puzzle, esp one consisting of boxes within boxes
  2. a complicated problem
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Chinese puzzle1

First recorded in 1805–15
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“I am used to working with small budgets, but financing the movie felt like solving a Chinese puzzle,†says Ben Hania.

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Because they were bias-cut, as Mr. Mackie explained in an interview, “they open like a Chinese puzzle and cup at the knee, holding you in.â€

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Only Eculent has a Chinese puzzle box hiding utensils, though, and a faux bookcase from which dessert and coffee are hydraulically delivered.

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The movie is definitely a kind of Chinese puzzle box.

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You wondered how the five people had been introduced into the place, as if it were a Chinese puzzle.

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