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頭暈目眩

简头晕目眩 · 繁頭暈目眩

Mandarin · pinyin tóu yūn mù xuàn

(idiom) to have a dizzy spell; dazzled

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
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目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
眩: xuàn · to confuse; dizzy, dazed, disoriented
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
晕: yūn · halo in sky; fog; dizzy, faint

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2–1–4–4 · tou2 yun1 mu4 xuan4

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tau4 wan4 muk6 jyun6

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(idiomatic) to feel dizzy with blurred vision

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