大眼瞪小眼 — “To stare at each other in blank dismay”
大眼瞪小眼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stare at each other in blank dismay”. To be at a loss what to do; to look at each other with a helpless air.
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大眼瞪小眼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
大眼瞪小眼 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 大眼瞪小眼
面对突如其来的问题，大家你看看我，我看看你，大眼瞪小眼，不知所措。
Faced with the sudden problem, everyone looked at each other, staring in blank dismay, at a loss what to do.
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What does 大眼瞪小眼 mean?
大眼瞪小眼 (dà yǎn dèng xiǎo yǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stare at each other in blank dismay”.
How do you pronounce 大眼瞪小眼?
大眼瞪小眼 is pronounced dà yǎn dèng xiǎo yǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 大眼瞪小眼?
大眼看着小眼，没有解决的办法