粵

豁kut3然jin4開hoi1朗long5

simp豁然开朗
kut3 jin4 hoi1 long5huò rán kāi lǎng

English

  1. suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing
  2. fig. everything becomes clear at once
  3. to achieve speedy enlightenment
  4. to be enlightened

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 茅塞頓開,恍然大悟,頓悟

Examples

  • 老師講完之後,佢即刻就明喇。

    老師説了那一番話後,他頓時豁然開朗。 (lou5 si1 syut3 liu5 naa5 jat1 faan1 waa6 hau6 taa1 deon6 si4 kut3 jin4 hoi1 long5)

    He was enlightened by his teacher's words.

Sources: cc-cedict, words.hk

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