目瞪口呆
mù dèng kǒu dāi
dumbstruck
Character by character
目mù
eyes
eyes
瞪dèng
stare
stare
口kǒu
mouth
mouth
呆dāi
frozen
frozen
Example
他的魔术让观众看得目瞪口呆。
His magic tricks left the audience open-mouthed.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Usually 看得/惊得目瞪口呆.
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