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跌眼鏡
简 跌眼镜 · 繁 跌眼鏡Mandarin · pinyin diē yǎn jìng
Meanings
- to be taken aback
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1–3–4 · die1 yan3 jing4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
dit3 ngaan5 geng2
Cantonese word readings for 跌眼鏡. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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dit3 ngaan5 geng2
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verb
- (figurative) to have one's jaws drop (often in a bad way); to be surprised or astonished; to be dumbfounded
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