如饮醍醐
rú​yǐn​tí​hú

to feel refreshed and enlightened

  • created sense approved 如饮醍醐/如飲醍醐 · rú​yǐn​tí​hú · to feel refreshed and enlightened — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    如饮醍醐 / 如飲醍醐

    rú​yǐn​tí​hú

    to feel refreshed and enlightened

    Literally meaning "like drinking elixir"; used to describe the feeling of being suddenly inspired or spiritually refreshed after hearing someone's wise words or insights.

    如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 饮 (literal) → 饮/飲 · yǐn · to drink 醍醐 (literal) → 醍醐 · tí​hú · clarified butter

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense