茅塞顿开 茅塞頓開
茅塞顿开 茅塞頓開 máo sè dùn kāi ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄞ maau4 sak1 deon6 hoi1
- murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
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茅
- 茅台 茅臺 máo tái ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˊ maau4 toi4 maotai liquor 茅台酒
- 仙茅 xiān máo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄠˊ sin1 maau4 golden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides)
- 前茅 qián máo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄠˊ cin4 maau4 forward patrol (military) (old)
- 包茅 bāo máo ㄅㄠ ㄇㄠˊ baau1 maau4 bundled thatch
- 思茅 Sī máo ㄙ ㄇㄠˊ si1 maau4 see 思茅区
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- 白茅 bái máo ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄠˊ baak6 maau4 cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia
- 茅坑 máo kēng ㄇㄠˊ ㄎㄥ maau4 haang1 latrine pit
- 茅屋 máo wū ㄇㄠˊ ㄨ maau4 uk1 thatched cottage
- 茅山 Máo Shān ㄇㄠˊ ㄕㄢ maau4 saan1 Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容, Jiangsu Province
- 茅厕 茅廁 máo si ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄙ maau4 ci3 (dialect) latrine
- 茅庐 茅廬 máo lú ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ maau4 lou4 thatched cottage
- 茅房 máo fáng ㄇㄠˊ ㄈㄤˊ maau4 fong4 toilet (rural euphemism)
- 茅棚 máo péng ㄇㄠˊ ㄆㄥˊ maau4 paang4 thatched shed
- 茅盾 Máo Dùn ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ maau4 teon5 Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist
- 茅竹 máo zhú ㄇㄠˊ ㄓㄨˊ maau4 zuk1 variant of 毛竹
- 茅箭 Máo jiàn ㄇㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ maau4 zin3 see 茅箭区
- 茅台 茅臺 Máo tái ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˊ maau4 toi4 Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou
- 茅舍 máo shè ㄇㄠˊ ㄕㄜˋ maau4 se3 cottage
- 茅草 máo cǎo ㄇㄠˊ ㄘㄠˇ maau4 cou2 see 白茅
- 香茅 xiāng máo ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄠˊ hoeng1 maau4 lemongrass (Cymbopogon)
塞
- 堵塞 dǔ sè ㄉㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋ dou2 sak1 to clog up
- 塞车 塞車 sāi chē ㄙㄞ ㄔㄜ sak1 ce1 traffic jam
- 闭塞 閉塞 bì sè ㄅㄧˋ ㄙㄜˋ bai3 sak1 to stop up
- 阻塞 zǔ sè ㄗㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋ zo2 sak1 to block
- 充塞 chōng sè ㄔㄨㄥ ㄙㄜˋ cung1 sak1 congestion
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- 冰塞 bīng sāi ㄅㄧㄥ ㄙㄞ bing1 sak1 ice blockage
- 哇塞 wā sāi ㄨㄚ ㄙㄞ waa1 sak1 (slang) wow!
- 埃塞 Āi sài ㄞ ㄙㄞˋ oi1 coi3 Ethiopia
- 塞北 Sài běi ㄙㄞˋ ㄅㄟˇ coi3 bak1 (old) territories north of the Great Wall
- 塞外 Sài wài ㄙㄞˋ ㄨㄞˋ coi3 ngoi6 (old) territories beyond the Great Wall
- 塞子 sāi zi ㄙㄞ ˙ㄗ sak1 zi2 cork
- 塞尺 sāi chǐ ㄙㄞ ㄔˇ coi3 cek3 feeler gauge
- 塞族 Sài zú ㄙㄞˋ ㄗㄨˊ coi3 zuk6 Serb ethnic group (abbr. for 塞尔维亚族)
- 塞渊 塞淵 sāi yuān ㄙㄞ ㄩㄢ coi3 jyun1 honest and far-seeing
- 塞满 塞滿 sāi mǎn ㄙㄞ ㄇㄢˇ sak1 mun5 to stuff full
- 塞牙 sāi yá ㄙㄞ ㄧㄚˊ sak1 ngaa4 to get food stuck between one's teeth
- 塞给 塞給 sāi gěi ㄙㄞ ㄍㄟˇ sak1 kap1 to slip sb sth
- 塞耳 sāi ěr ㄙㄞ ㄦˇ sak1 ji5 to block one's ears (not wishing to hear)
- 塞语 塞語 Sài yǔ ㄙㄞˋ ㄩˇ coi3 jyu5 Serbian language
- 塞责 塞責 sè zé ㄙㄜˋ ㄗㄜˊ coi3 zaak3 to carry out one's duties perfunctorily; to fulfill one's responsibility
顿 頓
- 停顿 停頓 tíng dùn ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ting4 deon6 to halt
- 安顿 安頓 ān dùn ㄢ ㄉㄨㄣˋ on1 deon6 to find a place for
- 整顿 整頓 zhěng dùn ㄓㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄣˋ zing2 deon6 to tidy up
- 顿时 頓時 dùn shí ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄕˊ deon6 si4 immediately; suddenly
- 抑扬顿挫 抑揚頓挫 yì yáng dùn cuò ㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ jik1 joeng4 deon6 co3 see 顿挫抑扬
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- 代顿 代頓 Dài dùn ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ doi6 deon6 Dayton (city in Ohio)
- 劳顿 勞頓 láo dùn ㄌㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ lou4 deon6 (literary) fatigued
- 卡顿 卡頓 kǎ dùn ㄎㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄣˋ kaa1 deon6 (computing) slow; unresponsive
- 困顿 困頓 kùn dùn ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ kwan3 deon6 fatigued
- 寄顿 寄頓 jì dùn ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ gei3 deon6 to place in safe keeping
- 打顿 打頓 dǎ dùn ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄣˋ daa2 deon6 to pause
- 拉顿 拉頓 Lā dùn ㄌㄚ ㄉㄨㄣˋ laai1 deon6 Rodan (Japanese ラドン Radon), Japanese movie monster
- 断顿 斷頓 duàn dùn ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ tyun5 deon6 to go without meals (due to poverty or scarcity)
- 沃顿 沃頓 Wò dùn ㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ juk1 deon6 Wharton (name)
- 海顿 海頓 Hǎi dùn ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄨㄣˋ hoi2 deon6 Haydn (name)
- 牛顿 牛頓 Niú dùn ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ngau4 deon6 Newton (name)
- 牛顿 牛頓 niú dùn ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ngau4 deon6 newton (SI unit of force)
- 立顿 立頓 Lì dùn ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ laap6 deon6 Lipton (name)
- 莱顿 萊頓 Lái dùn ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ loi4 deon6 Leiden (the Netherlands)
- 西顿 西頓 Xī dùn ㄒㄧ ㄉㄨㄣˋ sai1 deon6 Sidon (Lebanon)
开 開
- 公开 公開 gōng kāi ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄞ gung1 hoi1 open; overt; public
- 分开 分開 fēn kāi ㄈㄣ ㄎㄞ fan1 hoi1 to separate
- 召开 召開 zhào kāi ㄓㄠˋ ㄎㄞ ziu6 hoi1 to convene (a conference or meeting)
- 展开 展開 zhǎn kāi ㄓㄢˇ ㄎㄞ zin2 hoi1 to unfold; to spread out; to open up
- 张开 張開 zhāng kāi ㄓㄤ ㄎㄞ zoeng1 hoi1 to open up
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- 想开 想開 xiǎng kāi ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄞ soeng2 hoi1 to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
- 打开 打開 dǎ kāi ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄞ daa2 hoi1 to open
- 拉开 拉開 lā kāi ㄌㄚ ㄎㄞ laai1 hoi1 to pull open
- 抛开 拋開 pāo kāi ㄆㄠ ㄎㄞ paau1 hoi1 to throw out
- 推开 推開 tuī kāi ㄊㄨㄟ ㄎㄞ teoi1 hoi1 to push open (a gate etc)
- 敞开 敞開 chǎng kāi ㄔㄤˇ ㄎㄞ cong2 hoi1 to open wide
- 盛开 盛開 shèng kāi ㄕㄥˋ ㄎㄞ sing6 hoi1 blooming
- 解开 解開 jiě kāi ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄎㄞ gaai2 hoi1 to untie
- 走开 走開 zǒu kāi ㄗㄡˇ ㄎㄞ zau2 hoi1 to leave; to walk away; to beat it
- 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo ㄎㄞ ㄉㄠ hoi1 dou1 (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
- 开创 開創 kāi chuàng ㄎㄞ ㄔㄨㄤˋ hoi1 cong3 to initiate; to start; to found
- 开动 開動 kāi dòng ㄎㄞ ㄉㄨㄥˋ hoi1 dung6 to start
- 开口 開口 kāi kǒu ㄎㄞ ㄎㄡˇ hoi1 hau2 to open one's mouth
- 开启 開啟 kāi qǐ ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧˇ hoi1 kai2 to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc)
- 开场 開場 kāi chǎng ㄎㄞ ㄔㄤˇ hoi1 coeng4 to begin