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大眼瞪小眼
Mandarin · pinyin dà yǎn dèng xiǎo yǎn
Meanings
- (idiom) to look at each other, not knowing what to do
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4–3–4–3–3 · da4 yan3 deng4 xiao3 yan3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
daai6 ngaan5 dang6 siu2 ngaan5
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phrase
- (idiomatic) two people staring at each other; without knowing what to do
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