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覺醒

简觉醒 · 繁覺醒

Mandarin · pinyin jué xǐng

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醒: xǐng · wake up; sober up; startle
觉: jué · to wake up from sleep; conscious

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2–3 · jue2 xing3

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verb

to come to realise; to awaken to a truth; to have something dawn upon one; to become aware
(transgender slang, specifically) to crack, to come to realise one is transgender

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