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目怔口呆

Mandarin · pinyin mù zhēng kǒu dāi

lit. eye startled, mouth struck dumb (idiom); stunned
stupefied

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目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
怔: zhēng · a disease resembling neurosis
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
呆: dāi · dull; dull-minded, simple, stupid

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4–1–3–1 · mu4 zheng1 kou3 dai1

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muk6 zing1 hau2 ngoi4

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