secret of success; key trick or effective method for doing something well; know-how

key to a problem; trick of the trade; an ingenious and simple method for doing something

to be completely ignorant of something; to not know the first thing about a subject; to be all Greek to one

To begin to understand things properly; to get something straight; to finally grasp a concept or see common sense after receiving guidance or advice.

to be obsessed or possessed; to lose one's reason or judgment due to an external influence; literally means a ghost has blocked the openings of one's heart

the seven openings in the human head: two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, and the mouth

to be fuming with rage; extremely angry. Literally, smoke comes out of the seven orifices of the head (eyes, ears, nostrils, and mouth).

To seek or find a clever way to do something; to find the trick or knack for solving a problem.

(bound form) the mind or the capacity for clear thinking; used in phrases to describe the heart or mind being opened or blocked

obsessed with money; to be blinded by greed for wealth and lose all sense of reason

to grasp a concept; to understand the logic of something; to see the point of a matter

mentally confused or foolish; losing one's senses; befuddled

key to a problem; trick of the trade; ingenious method or know-how

Unable to understand or get the point; to be slow-witted or stubborn

The nine openings of the human body, consisting of the seven facial orifices (eyes, ears, nostrils, and mouth) plus the urethra and anus.

(literary) orifices and joints of the human body

(literary) to bore holes or open orifices in the body. It refers to a story in the Zhuangzi where the Emperors of the South and North Sea tried to bore seven holes into the faceless Emperor of the Center, causing his death; thus it metaphorically describes acts that violate nature and destroy innate simplicity.

an opening, crevice, or aperture; specifically refers to the orifices of the human body such as the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth

to get the knack of doing something; to learn the trick of a trade

A feeling or state where the soul has left the body; one's spirit has freed itself from one's body.

to be infatuated with sexual desire to the point of losing one's reason; obsessed with sex