目瞪口呆

mù dèng kǒu dāi

Dictionary entry

(idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned

What does 目瞪口呆 mean?

目瞪口呆 (mù dèng kǒu dāi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned

Character breakdown

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目mùeye · (literary) to look; to regard 瞪dèngto open (one's eyes) wide · to stare at 口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)呆dāifoolish; stupid · expressionless; blank

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