"Chinese puzzle" meaning in English

See Chinese puzzle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-au-Chinese puzzle.ogg Forms: Chinese puzzles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chinese puzzle (plural Chinese puzzles)
  1. A kind of puzzle made of interlocking pieces that must be disassembled and reassembled.
    Sense id: en-Chinese_puzzle-en-noun-pXZdjxWl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. (figurative, idiomatic) A senseless situation. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-Chinese_puzzle-en-noun-2Fq7l4QX

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