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腦洞大開

简 脑洞大开 · 繁 腦洞大開
Mandarin · pinyin nǎo dòng dà kāi

Meanings

  1. imaginative
  2. to have one's mind buzzing with ideas
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腦
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洞
dòng · cave, grotto; ravine; hole
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
開
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
脑
nǎo · brain
开
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
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3–4–4–1 · nao3 dong4 da4 kai1

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verb

  1. (neologism, slang) to greatly open up one's eyes (said of unusual, weird ideas)

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