Chinese puzzle

Chinese puzzle
A senseless situation.

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  • Chinese puzzle — n. 1. an intricate puzzle 2. anything intricate and hard to solve …   English World dictionary

  • Chinese puzzle — /tʃaɪniz ˈpʌzəl/ (say chuyneez puzuhl) noun 1. Also, Chinese box. a very complicated puzzle, especially a series of boxes in boxes. 2. anything very complicated …  

  • Chinese puzzle — noun intricate or ingenious puzzle consisting of boxes within boxes • Hypernyms: ↑puzzle …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chinese puzzle — noun Date: circa 1815 1. an intricate or ingenious puzzle 2. something intricate and obscure …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Chinese puzzle — 1. a very complicated puzzle. 2. anything very complicated or perplexing. [1805 15] * * * …   Universalium

  • Chinese puzzle — noun an intricate puzzle consisting of many interlocking pieces …   English new terms dictionary

  • Chinese puzzle — Chi′nese puz′zle n. 1) a very complicated puzzle 2) anything very complicated or perplexing • Etymology: 1805–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • The Chinese Puzzle — Infobox Television show name = The Chinese Puzzle caption = show name 2 = genre = Children s television Thriller Adventure creator = Brian Finch writer = Brian Finch director = Alan Bell creative director = developer = presenter = starring =… …   Wikipedia

  • puzzle — [ pɶzl; pɶzɶl ] n. m. • 1909; mot angl. , de to puzzle « embarrasser » 1 ♦ Jeu de patience composé d éléments à assembler pour reconstituer un dessin. ⇒région. casse tête. Faire un puzzle. 2 ♦ Fig. Multiplicité d éléments qu un raisonnement… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • chinese — banana (dwarf banana), chinese cabbage (petsai), chinese checkers, chinese gelatin (agar or isinglass), chinese glue (alcohol + shellac), chinese greens (vegetables), chinese ink (india ink), chinese puzzle, chinese red, chinese watermelon (wax… …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

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