茅塞顿开

Traditional: 茅塞頓開

máo sè dùn kāi

Dictionary entry

murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear

What does 茅塞顿开 mean?

茅塞顿开 (máo sè dùn kāi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear

Character breakdown

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茅Máosurname Mao 塞sāito plug; to stop up; to stuff in · (bound form) a stopper; a cork 顿dùnto stop · to pause 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start

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茅塞顿开

máo sè dùn kāi

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