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茅塞頓開 (maau4 sak1 deon6 hoi1) — suddenly understand sth.; suddenly see the light in Cantonese

maauˎ₄茅sakˉ¹塞deonˍ₆頓hoiˉ¹開
简 茅塞顿开
Mandarin Pinyin: mao2 se4 dun4 kai1

Meaning of 茅塞頓開

nounsuddenly understand sth.; suddenly see the light

Characters in 茅塞頓開

茅maau4
couch grass; twitch grass
塞sak1
stop up; obstruct; plug
頓deon6
suddenly; immediately; promptly
開hoi1
depart; leave; start

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