大眼瞪小眼

dà yǎn dèng xiǎo yǎn

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to look at each other, not knowing what to do

What does 大眼瞪小眼 mean?

大眼瞪小眼 (dà yǎn dèng xiǎo yǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to look at each other, not knowing what to do

Character breakdown

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance 瞪dèngto open (one's eyes) wide · to stare at 小xiǎosmall · tiny

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