燒腦

烧脑
shāonǎo
(neologism c. 2016) (coll.) (of a situation, problem or piece of content) intensely demanding on the brain; brain-bending

CEDICT

neologism colloquial

Entry Composition

1 燒 shāo
  1. to burn
  2. to cook
  3. to stew
  4. to bake
  5. to roast
  6. to heat
  7. to boil (tea, water etc)
  8. fever
  9. to run a temperature
  10. (coll.) to let things go to one's head
2 腦 nǎo
  1. brain
  2. mind
  3. head
  4. essence