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耳目一新

Mandarin · pinyin ěr mù yī xīn

Meanings

  1. a pleasant change
  2. a breath of fresh air
  3. refreshing
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Characters in this entry

耳
ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
目
mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
新
xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
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3–4–1–1 · er3 mu4 yi1 xin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji5 muk6 jat1 san1

Cantonese word readings for 耳目一新. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ji5 muk6 jat1 san1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) breath of fresh air; to find everything fresh and new

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