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Jyutping maau4 sak1 deon6 hoi1
Pinyin máo sè dùn kāi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be enlightened all of a sudden; to come to the realization all of a sudden
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    茅塞顿开
    茅塞頓開
    máo sài dùn kāi
    • to be enlightened all of a sudden