瞠目结舌 |
chēng mù - jié shé |
(idiom) dumbfounded; flabbergasted; stunned |
瞠 |
chēng |
stare at sth beyond reach |
瞠目 |
chēng mù |
to stare |
目 |
mù |
eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目数) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title |
结 |
jiē |
(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) / Taiwan pr. [jie2] |
结 |
jié |
knot / sturdy / bond / to tie / to bind / to check out (of a hotel) |
结舌 |
jié shé |
tongue-tied / unable to speak (out of surprise, embarrassment etc) |
舌 |
jī |
used in 喇舌 to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue" |
舌 |
shé |
tongue |