tōng​qiào

to understand

  • created sense approved 通窍/通竅 · tōng​qiào · to understand — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    tōng​qiào

    to understand

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

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    通 (literal) → 通 · tōng · to understand 窍 (literal) → 窍/竅 · qiào · key

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  • created sense approved 通窍/通竅 · tōng​qiào · to clear the orifices — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    tōng​qiào

    to clear the orifices

    (Chinese medicine) to clear or open the sensory orifices of the body, such as the eyes, ears, nose, or mouth

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    通 (literal) → 通 · tōng · to clear 窍 (literal) → 窍/竅 · qiào · aperture

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  • created sense approved 通窍/通竅 · tōng​qiào · to open orifices — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    tōng​qiào

    to open orifices

    (of a creature, especially in mythology) to open or bore the physical apertures of the head (eyes, ears, nostrils, mouth), as in the story of [[浑沌|渾沌|hun2 dun4]] in the Zhuangzi

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    通 (literal) → 通 · tōng · to clear 窍 (literal) → 窍/竅 · qiào · aperture

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