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This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「耳目一新」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

Ears and eyes: refers to what you see and hear. What you hear and see is completely different from before, which makes you feel fresh.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

ěr mù yī xīn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yi5 muk6 yat1 san1

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