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開腦洞

简开脑洞 · 繁開腦洞

Mandarin · pinyin kāi nǎo dòng

to blow people's minds with highly imaginative, bizarre ideas

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
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洞: dòng · cave, grotto; ravine; hole
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
脑: nǎo · brain

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1–3–4 · kai1 nao3 dong4

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