直眉楞眼 — “To stare blankly”
直眉楞眼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stare blankly”. To look bewildered or dumbfounded; to have a vacant or fixed stare. Literally, “straight eyebrows, vacant eyes”.
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直眉楞眼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
直眉楞眼 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 直眉楞眼
他听到这个突如其来的消息后，直眉楞眼地坐在那里，半天没说出话来
After hearing the sudden news, he sat there staring blankly, unable to speak for a long time.
Idioms Related to 直眉楞眼
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- zhí直shàng上zhí直xià下straight up and down
- zhí直shàng上qīng青yún云meteoric rise to high position
- zhí直rù入yún云xiāo霄soaring high into the sky
- zhí直rù入gōng公táng堂Speak directly and frankly
- zhí直nèi内fāng方wài外upright in spirit and principled in conduct
- zhí直chōng冲héng横zhuàng撞crash about wildly and recklessly
- zhí直kǒu口wú无yán言rendered speechless
- zhí直tǔ吐xiōng胸huái怀speak one's mind frankly
- zhí直zhuàng壮qū曲lǎo老Righteous strong, wrong dispirited
- zhí直rú如xián弦upright and principled
- zhí直dài待yǔ雨lín淋tóu头wait until rain pours on one's head
- zhí直xìng性xiá狭zhōng中straightforward but narrow-minded
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Open the tool →Questions about 直眉楞眼
What does 直眉楞眼 mean?
直眉楞眼 (zhí méi léng yǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stare blankly”.
How do you pronounce 直眉楞眼?
直眉楞眼 is pronounced zhí méi léng yǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 直眉楞眼 literally mean?
Literally, 直眉楞眼 means “straight eyebrows, vacant eyes”. It is used to mean “to stare blankly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 直眉楞眼?
形容眼神发直。