面面相觑

Mandarin

simpl. 面面
trad. 面面相覷

Idiom

面面相觑 (simplified, Pinyin miànmiàn xiāng qù, traditional 面面相覷)

  1. to look at each other (in fear) without knowing what to do; to look at each other in blank dismay

References

  • 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
  • "面面相觑" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2009-06-16.

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