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大開眼界

简大开眼界 · 繁大開眼界

Mandarin · pinyin dà kāi yǎn jiè

(idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
界: jiè · boundary, limit; domain; society; the world
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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4–1–3–4 · da4 kai1 yan3 jie4

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daai6 hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3

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(idiomatic) eye-opening; able to broaden one's horizon

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