豁然開朗 huò rán kāi lǎng

DEFINITIONS

  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

CHARACTERS

豁 huò open up, clear; exempt
然 rán yes, certainly; pledge, promise
開 kāi open; initiate, begin, start
朗 lǎng clear, bright; distinct