顿开茅塞
dùn​kāi​máo​sè

to suddenly see the light

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

    顿开茅塞 / 頓開茅塞 dùn​kāi​máo​sè

    茅塞顿开 / 茅塞頓開 máo​sè​dùn​kāi

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 顿开茅塞/頓開茅塞 · dùn​kāi​máo​sè · to suddenly see the light — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    顿开茅塞 / 頓開茅塞

    dùn​kāi​máo​sè

    to suddenly see the light

    to be suddenly enlightened; to suddenly understand something after being inspired or guided; literally translated as "suddenly opening a path through the overgrown weeds"

    顿 (literal) → 顿/頓 · dùn · suddenly 开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open 茅塞 (literal) → 茅塞 · máo​sè · clogged with weeds

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

    created sense