CHINESE PUZZLE meaning: Complex problem with hidden solution

We found 17 dictionaries that define the word Chinese puzzle:

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Chinese puzzle: Merriam-Webster
Chinese puzzle: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
Chinese puzzle: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Chinese puzzle: Collins English Dictionary
Chinese puzzle: Vocabulary.com
Chinese puzzle: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Chinese puzzle: Wiktionary
Chinese puzzle: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
Chinese puzzle: Infoplease Dictionary
chinese puzzle: Dictionary.com
Chinese Puzzle, The Chinese Puzzle (TV series): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Chinese puzzle: Rhymezone
chinese puzzle: FreeDictionary.org
chinese puzzle: Mnemonic Dictionary
Chinese puzzle: TheFreeDictionary.com
Chinese puzzle: Merriam-Webster

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Chinese puzzle: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Chinese puzzle)

▸ noun: A kind of puzzle made of interlocking pieces that must be disassembled and reassembled.
▸ noun: (figurative, idiomatic) A senseless situation.

Opposite:

jigsaw puzzle, simple puzzle

Phrases:

Chinese puzzle ball, more...

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