茅塞顿开
máo sè dùn kāi
Pinyin

Definition

茅塞顿开
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máo sè dùn kāi
  1. murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

哇塞
wā sāi
  1. 1 (slang) wow!
  2. 2 also pr. [wā sēi]
塞
Sāi
  1. 1 Serbia
  2. 2 Serbian
  3. 3 abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sāi ěr wéi yà]
塞车
sāi chē
  1. 1 traffic jam
茅台
Máo tái
  1. 1 Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou
  2. 2 Maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒
鼻塞
bí sè
  1. 1 a blocked nose
三顾茅庐
sān gù máo lú
  1. 1 lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage
  2. 2 cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times
初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
  1. 1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
  2. 2 young and inexperienced
  3. 3 novice
  4. 4 greenhorn
埃塞俄比亚
Āi sài é bǐ yà
  1. 1 Ethiopia
堵塞
dǔ sè
  1. 1 to clog up
  2. 2 blockage
塞子
sāi zi
  1. 1 cork
  2. 2 plug
塞满
sāi mǎn
  1. 1 to stuff full
  2. 2 to cram in
  3. 3 packed tight
  4. 4 chock full
塞尔维亚
Sāi ěr wéi yà
  1. 1 Serbia
塞纳河
Sāi nà Hé
  1. 1 Seine
塞维利亚
Sāi wéi lì yà
  1. 1 Sevilla, Spain
塞翁失马
sài wēng shī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞舌尔
Sài shé ěr
  1. 1 the Seychelles
巴塞罗那
Bā sài luó nà
  1. 1 Barcelona
布鲁塞尔
Bù lǔ sài ěr
  1. 1 Brussels, capital of Belgium
心肌梗塞
xīn jī gěng sè
  1. 1 myocardial infarction
  2. 2 heart attack
搪塞
táng sè
  1. 1 to muddle through
  2. 2 to fob sb off
  3. 3 to beat around the bush
  4. 4 to dodge

Idioms (11)

初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
  1. 1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
  2. 2 young and inexperienced
  3. 3 novice
  4. 4 greenhorn
土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū
  1. 1 lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
  2. 2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
土阶茅茨
tǔ jiē máo cí
  1. 1 lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
  2. 2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
塞翁失马
sài wēng shī mǎ
  1. 1 lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a blessing in disguise
  3. 3 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
塞翁失马安知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
  3. 3 also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福|塞翁失马焉知非福
塞翁失马焉知非福
sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú
  1. 1 the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
  2. 2 it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
拔茅连茹
bá máo lián rú
  1. 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. 2 inextricably tangled together
  3. 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
茅塞顿开
máo sè dùn kāi
  1. 1 murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
豺狼塞路
chái láng sāi lù
  1. 1 ravenous wolves block the road (idiom); wicked people in power
  2. 2 a vicious tyranny rules the land
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què
  1. 1 lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to act blindly
闭门塞窦
bì mén sè dòu
  1. 1 to close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense

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