To be dumbfounded or stupefied with surprise, fear, or astonishment, appearing dazed with eyes wide open and mouth agape.
当魔术师突然变出一只活生生的鸽子时，所有观众都目瞪口呆地看着。
When the magician suddenly produced a live dove, all the spectators watched dumbfounded.
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During the early Western Han Dynasty, Han Xin was granted the title King of Qi. Prime Minister Xiao He, concerned about Han Xin's growing military power, sought advice from Fan Kuai for a solution.
Fan Kuai, full of self-importance, boasted about how he had single-handedly defeated Xiang Yu, leaving him '目瞪口呆' (dumbfounded) and thereby protecting their lord. He confidently asserted that facing Han Xin, a mere hungry man from Huaiyin who couldn't even kill a chicken, would simply require one or two men to cut him in half.
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