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Home / Idiom / 如梦初醒

come to realize (truth, error, etc.) · as if awakening from a dream

如梦初醒
rú mèng chū xǐng
r+ú·2nd tonem+èng·4th tonech+ū·1st tonex+ǐng·3rd tone
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murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear茅塞顿开máo sè dùn kāisuddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing · fig. everything becomes clear at once · to achieve speedy enlightenment豁然开朗huò rán kāi lǎngto come to oneself · to come to realize · to come to see the truth · to wake up to reality醒悟xǐng wù(idiom) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light恍然大悟huǎng rán dà wù
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