粵

擘maak3大daai6個go3口hau2得dak1個go3窿lung1

simp掰大个口得个窿
maak3 daai6 go3 hau2 dak1 go3 lung1bāi dà gè kǒu dé gè lóng

English

  1. verb; describes people when get a shock or surprise; they open their mouth wide and are unable to reply; to be rendered speechless
  2. to have one's mouth wide open without uttering a sound, often due to surprise or inability to answer a question; literally 'opens one's mouth wide, and there's only a hole'

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 因為好驚訝，或者唔識答問題，所以打開咗個口，但係又講唔到嘢出嚟

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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