八阵图

八阵图:

Literally means:

a military layout of eight variable lineups; a complicated situation.

Actually means:

It originally means the variable battle arrays of eight different forms created by Zhuge Liang during the period of Three Kingdoms.

It figuratively means a changeable and mysterious lay-out or situation, or a practice that is difficult to understand.

八阵图指古人诸葛亮创建的配备和布置兵力的八种变化 无穷的队列。

它比喻复杂多变、难以猜测的布局或局面，或让人摸不到头脑的做法。