目瞪口哆 — “Staring blankly with mouth agape”
目瞪口哆 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Staring blankly with mouth agape”. Unable to speak due to extreme shock, astonishment, or surprise. Literally, “Eyes staring, mouth agape”.
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目瞪口哆 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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听到老师宣布比赛结果，同学们都惊得目瞪口哆，没想到会是这样的结局。
Upon hearing the teacher announce the competition results, all the students were dumbfounded, staring blankly with their mouths agape, having not expected such an outcome.
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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 目瞪口哆 mean?
目瞪口哆 (mù dèng kǒu duō) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Staring blankly with mouth agape”.
How do you pronounce 目瞪口哆?
目瞪口哆 is pronounced mù dèng kǒu duō in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 目瞪口哆 literally mean?
Literally, 目瞪口哆 means “Eyes staring, mouth agape”. It is used to mean “Staring blankly with mouth agape”.
What is the Chinese definition of 目瞪口哆?
瞪：眼睛发愣；哆：张口的样子。瞪着眼睛说不出话来。形容吃惊的样子