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豁然开朗

Traditional (Taiwan): 豁然開朗

huòránkāilǎng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄤˇ

    • suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom) to come to a wide clearing
    • fig. everything becomes clear at once
    • to achieve speedy enlightenment

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豁然开朗 describes sudden clarity reached through one's own thinking or association of ideas. 茅塞顿开 means one's mind was blocked until someone else's advice cleared it, and it is often used as a polite remark to thank the other person.

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