目瞪口呆
muk6 dang1 hau2 ngoi4mù dèng kǒu dāi
English
- (idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned
- to be dumfounded; to be amazed; to stupefy
粵語 — Cantonese
- 因為嚇親或驚而神情痴呆、擘大口得個窿
Examples
他们惊得目瞪口呆。
They were left speechless.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
她48岁怀上了孩子,所有人都目瞪口呆。
Everyone was just flabbergasted that she was able to get pregnant at 48.
Tatoeba · jiangche CC BY
珍的男朋友一口氣把整個巧克力蛋糕吃得一乾二淨,把珍看得目瞪口呆。
Jane could not believe it when her date polished off an entire chocolate cake.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
馬戲團嘅表演令台下嘅觀眾睇到目瞪口呆。
The circus show completely amazed the audience.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk