直眉瞪眼 — “To stare angrily or blankly”
直眉瞪眼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stare angrily or blankly”. To look dazed, bewildered, or furious. Literally, “straight brows and wide eyes”.
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直眉瞪眼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
直眉瞪眼 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 直眉瞪眼
听到这个意外的消息，她直眉瞪眼地坐在那里，半天没回过神来。
Upon hearing the unexpected news, she sat there staring blankly, taking a long time to recover.
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Synonyms of 直眉瞪眼
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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 直眉瞪眼
What does 直眉瞪眼 mean?
直眉瞪眼 (zhí méi dèng yǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stare angrily or blankly”.
How do you pronounce 直眉瞪眼?
直眉瞪眼 is pronounced zhí méi dèng yǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 直眉瞪眼 literally mean?
Literally, 直眉瞪眼 means “straight brows and wide eyes”. It is used to mean “to stare angrily or blankly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 直眉瞪眼?
形容发脾气或发呆的样子。