目睜口呆

简 目睁口呆 · 繁 目睜口呆
Mandarin · pinyin mù zhēng kǒu dāi

Meanings

  1. stunned
  2. dumbstruck
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Characters in this entry

目
mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
睜
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口
kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
呆
dāi · dull; dull-minded, simple, stupid
睁
zhēng · open eyes; stare
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4–1–3–1 · mu4 zheng1 kou3 dai1

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muk6 zaang1 hau2 ngoi4

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