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目眩神迷

Mandarin · pinyin mù xuàn shén mí

to be dazzled and stunned (idiom)

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目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
眩: xuàn · to confuse; dizzy, dazed, disoriented
神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being
迷: mí · bewitch, charm, infatuate

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4–4–2–2 · mu4 xuan4 shen2 mi2

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muk6 jyun6 san4 mai4

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