「一言驚醒夢中人」
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| Pronunciation： | jat1 jin4 ging1 sing2 mung6 zung1 jan4 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
一 one; as soon as; once 言 speech; word; to say; to talk; to speak 驚 afraid; shock; surprise; astonishment; fright; to be afraid of; to fear; to be frightened; to worry; game 醒 to wake up; intelligent; to sober up; smart; clever; perceptive; resourceful; lively; energetic 夢 dream; aspiration; goal; ideal 中 centre; hit; China; Chinese; secondary school; within; mid-; in progress; in the centre; in the middle; regular; intermediate 人 human; human being; person; people; personality; everybody; (some) people; others; somebody; body of a person |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
used to describe a person suddenly becoming clear-mided upon listening to a word of wisdom; a saying wakes up one from one's ignorance; literally: one sentence wakening someone in dream
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