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瞠目以對

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Mandarin · pinyin chēng mù yǐ duì

to return only a blank stare
to stare back

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瞠: chēng · look at, stare at, gaze at
目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
對: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
对: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed

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1–4–3–4 · cheng1 mu4 yi3 dui4

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caang1 muk6 ji5 deoi3

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