瞠目结舌 (chēng mù jiē) — be wide-eyed and tongue-tied; dumbfounded
Definizione
A four-character idiom describing extreme astonishment — eyes wide open (瞠目) and tongue tied in speechlessness (结舌). Stronger and more literary than everyday words like 惊讶.
idiom
be wide-eyed and tongue-tieddumbfounded
Esempi
- ，瞠目结舌。Tīng dào zhè ge jīng rén de xiāo xi, dà jiā dōu bù jīn chēng mù jiē.Upon hearing this shocking news, everyone couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
- 瞠目结舌。Tā de huí dá ràng zài chǎng de suǒ yǒu rén chēng mù jiē.His answer left everyone present wide-eyed and tongue-tied.
- ，瞠目结舌，。Kàn dào nà fú huà, wǒ jīng yà dé chēng mù jiē, shuō bù chū huà lái.Seeing that painting, I was so astonished that I was dumbfounded and speechless.
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