瞠目結舌

Chinese

		to stare with one's eyes wide open	to be tongue-tied; to be at a loss for words; to stammer to be tongue-tied; to be at a loss for words; to stammer; to stutter
trad. (瞠目結舌)		瞠目	結舌
simp. (瞠目结舌)		瞠目	结舌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chēngmùjiéshé

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caang¹ muk⁶ git³ sit⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chēngmùjiéshé
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chengmùjiéshé
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng¹-mu⁴-chieh²-shê²
    • Yale: chēng-mù-jyé-shé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chengmuhjyesher
    • Palladius: чэнмуцзешэ (čɛnmuczešɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caang¹ muk⁶ git³ sit⁶
    • Yale: chāang muhk git siht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaang¹ muk⁹ git⁸ sit⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cang¹ mug⁶ gid³ xid⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːŋ⁵⁵ mʊk̚² kiːt̚³ siːt̚²/

Idiom

瞠目結舌

1. to be stunned; to be shocked; to be struck dumb
2. to be embarrassed; to be in an awkward position