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目瞪口呆

mù dèng kǒu dāi

dumbstruck

Character by character

目mù
eyes
瞪dèng
stare
口kǒu
mouth
呆dāi
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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