目瞪口呆

Chinese

		eye; item; section eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title	stare at	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	foolish; stupid; no expression foolish; stupid; no expression; stay
trad. (目瞪口呆)		目	瞪	口	呆
simp. #(目瞪口呆)		目	瞪	口	呆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mùdèngkǒudāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄥˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄉㄞ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): muk⁶ cing⁴ hau² ngoi⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): muuk⁵ ang¹ heu² ngoi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mùdèngkǒudāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄥˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄉㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mùdèngkǒudai
    • Wade–Giles: mu⁴-têng⁴-kʻou³-tai¹
    • Yale: mù-dèng-kǒu-dāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhdenqkooudai
    • Palladius: мудэнкоудай (mudɛnkoudaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɤŋ⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: muk⁶ cing⁴ hau² ngoi⁴
    • Yale: muhk chìhng háu ngòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ tsing⁴ hau² ngoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ qing⁴ heo² ngoi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ hɐu̯³⁵ ŋɔːi̯²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: muuk⁵ ang¹ heu² ngoi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐbɵk̚³² aŋ³³ heu⁵⁵ ᵑɡᵘɔi²²/

Idiom

目瞪口呆

1. stupefied; dumbstruck

Synonyms

• 目定口呆 (mùdìngkǒudāi)
• 目睜口呆／目睁口呆