máo​sè

clogged with weeds

  • created reference approved 茅塞 → 茅塞顿开/茅塞頓開 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    茅塞 máo​sè

    茅塞顿开 / 茅塞頓開 máo​sè​dùn​kāi

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 茅塞 · máo​sè · clogged with weeds — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    茅塞

    máo​sè

    clogged with weeds

    (bound form) refers to a mountain path being blocked by wild grass, used metaphorically to describe a mind that is ignorant or closed to reasoning

    茅 (literal) → 茅 · máo · thatch 塞 (literal) → 塞 · sè · to block

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 茅塞 · máo​sè · obstacle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    茅塞

    máo​sè

    obstacle

    (noun) an obstruction or barrier

    茅 (literal) → 茅 · máo · thatch 塞 (literal) → 塞 · sè · to block

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

    created sense