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頓開茅塞

简顿开茅塞 · 繁頓開茅塞

Mandarin · pinyin dùn kāi máo sè

see 茅塞頓開 máo sè dùn kāi

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頓: Look up this written character
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
茅: máo · reeds, rushes, grass; surname
塞: sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
顿: dùn · pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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4–1–2–4 · dun4 kai1 mao2 se4

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deon6 hoi1 maau4 sak1

Cantonese word readings for 頓開茅塞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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