茅塞顿开
máosè-dùnkāiTraditional 茅塞頓開
to be suddenly enlightened
Every meaning
máosè-dùnkāi
- to be suddenly enlightened
Its characters
- 茅máocogon grass; thatch
- 塞sèto block; to obstruct (as in 闭塞, 堵塞)
- 顿dùnto pause
- 开kāito open
Words with 茅
Words with 塞
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.