目瞪口僵 — “Dumbfounded”
目瞪口僵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Dumbfounded”. Struck dumb with astonishment or fear; stupefied; speechless with amazement. Literally, “Eyes wide and mouth frozen/stiff”.
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当她听到那个令人震惊的消息时，整个人都目瞪口僵，半天说不出话来。
When she heard the shocking news, she was completely dumbfounded and speechless for a long time.
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More idioms starting with 目
- mù目xià下shí十háng行read ten lines at a glance
- mù目bù不jiāo交jié睫not close one's eyes all night
- mù目bù不bié别shì视focus intently without looking elsewhere
- mù目bù不wàng妄shì视eyes do not look wantonly
- mù目bù不rěn忍dǔ睹too horrible to behold
- mù目bù不rěn忍jiàn见too tragic to behold
- mù目bù不rěn忍jiàn见，，ěr耳bù不kān堪wén闻too gruesome to see or hear
- mù目bù不rěn忍shì视too horrible to behold
- mù目bù不rěn忍shì视，，ěr耳bù不rěn忍wén闻too tragic to see or hear
- mù目bù不xié斜shì视look straight ahead
- mù目bù不páng旁shì视to remain focused and undistracted
- mù目bù不xiá暇jiē接too many beautiful things to see
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What does 目瞪口僵 mean?
目瞪口僵 (mù dèng kǒu jiāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Dumbfounded”.
How do you pronounce 目瞪口僵?
目瞪口僵 is pronounced mù dèng kǒu jiāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 目瞪口僵 literally mean?
Literally, 目瞪口僵 means “Eyes wide and mouth frozen/stiff”. It is used to mean “Dumbfounded”.
What is the Chinese definition of 目瞪口僵?
形容因吃惊或害怕而发愣的样子。同“目瞪口呆”。