醍醐灌顶 (tí hú guàn dǐng) — to be suddenly enlightened; to have a flash of insight (as if wisdom poured over one)

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Examples

• 老师的指导让我如醍醐灌顶，一下子就明白了。
  Lǎo shī de zhǐ dǎo ràng wǒ rú tí hú guàn dǐng, yí xià zi jiù míng bai le.
  The teacher's guidance was like enlightenment poured over me — I understood everything all of a sudden.
• 读完这本书，我有一种醍醐灌顶的感觉，很多问题都迎刃而解。
  Dú wán zhè běn shū, wǒ yǒu yì zhǒng tí hú guàn dǐng de gǎn jué, hěn duō wèn tí dōu yíng rèn ér jiě.
  After finishing this book, I felt a sudden enlightenment, and many problems were easily solved.
• 他的一番话令人醍醐灌顶，我从此改变了人生的看法。
  Tā de yì fān huà lìng rén tí hú guàn dǐng, wǒ cóng cǐ gǎi biàn le rén shēng de kàn fǎ.
  His words were truly enlightening, and from then on I changed my view of life.

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