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豁然

Mandarin · pinyin huò rán

wide and open
a flash of understanding

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豁: huō · open up, clear; exempt
然: rán · yes, certainly; pledge, promise

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4–2 · huo4 ran2

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adj

(literary) comprehended; understood
(literary) open and clear
(literary) optimistic
(literary) unconstrained; unfettered; unrestrained

adv

(literary) suddenly (enlightened, see the light, etc.); all of a sudden

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