Chinese puzzle

Chinese compliment

A pretense of deference; a veiled or subtle insult.

Chinese green

Synonym of lokao.

Chinese overtime

Any form of overtime in which increasing the hours worked reduces the hourly rate.

Chinese Wall

An information barrier within an organization, designed to ensure internal confidentiality; frequently used to prevent conflicts of interest.

Chinese water torture

Any repeated irritation that builds to deliver cumulative damage.

piece of the puzzle

A clue that contributes to the solution of a mystery.

puzzle out

To figure out; to discover or find a solution to.

puzzle over

To think intensely and deeply about a confusing problem, situation, or question in an effort to understand it or to find a solution.