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茅塞顿开

máosèdùnkāi

Traditional: 茅塞頓開

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

Character Breakdown

茅
máo
rushes, reeds, grass; surname
塞
sāi
to stop up, to seal, to cork, to block; pass, frontier; fortress
HSK 6
顿
dùn
to pause; to bow; to arrange
HSK 5
开
kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
HSK 1

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