máo sè dùn kāi

Traditional: 茅塞頓開

茅塞顿开 (máo sè dùn kāi) is a Chinese word meaning “murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear”.

Meanings

  1. 1murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear

Characters in 茅塞顿开

茅máo · reeds塞sāi · to plug; to stop up; to stuff in顿dùn · to stop开kāi · to open (transitive or intransitive)

Related words

开始to begin开to open (transitive or intransitive)离开to depart; to leave开心to feel happy打开to open开枪to open fire放开to let go开玩笑to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke顿to stop开车to drive a car (or train etc)塞to plug; to stop up; to stuff in塞(bound form) strategic stronghold

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