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口呆目钝

口呆目钝 — “Mouth agape, eyes dull”

口呆目钝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be dumbfounded, flabbergasted, or struck speechless with astonishment; mouth agape and eyes dull from shock”. Literally, “Mouth agape, eyes dull”.

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口呆目钝 Pronunciation and Pinyin

口呆目钝 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
口
kǒu3mouth, opening, entrance
呆
dāi7stupid, foolish
目
mù5eye, item, or goal
钝
dùn9dull, slow, or blunt

Example Sentence with 口呆目钝

听到这个突如其来的消息,他吓得口呆目钝,半天说不出话来
Hearing the sudden news, he was so dumbfounded and speechless for a long time.

Idioms Related to 口呆目钝

Synonyms of 口呆目钝

  • kǒu口dāi呆mù目dèng瞪dumbfounded and speechless

More idioms starting with 口

  • kǒu口bù不èr二jià价quote a fixed price
  • kǒu口bù不yìng应xīn心say one thing, mean another
  • kǒu口bù不zé择yán言blurt out whatever comes to mind
  • kǒu口bù不jué绝yín吟recite continuously without stopping
  • kǒu口zhōng中zǎo蚤shī虱an extremely trivial opponent or challenge
  • kǒu口zhōng中cí雌huáng黄casually contradict oneself
  • kǒu口chuán传xīn心shòu授oral instruction, mental reception
  • kǒu口sì似xuán悬hé河speak eloquently and volubly
  • kǒu口chū出bù不xùn逊speak disrespectfully or insolently
  • kǒu口chū出dà大yán言to boast or brag
  • kǒu口chū出kuáng狂yán言speak arrogantly or boastfully
  • kǒu口kou口shēng声shēng声repeatedly declare

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What does 口呆目钝 mean?

口呆目钝 (kǒu dāi mù dùn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be dumbfounded, flabbergasted, or struck speechless with astonishment; mouth agape and eyes dull from shock”.

How do you pronounce 口呆目钝?

口呆目钝 is pronounced kǒu dāi mù dùn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 口呆目钝 literally mean?

Literally, 口呆目钝 means “Mouth agape, eyes dull”. It is used to mean “to be dumbfounded, flabbergasted, or struck speechless with astonishment; mouth agape and eyes dull from shock”.

What is the Chinese definition of 口呆目钝?

形容很吃惊的样子。同“口呆目瞪”。

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