跌眼鏡
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Chinese[edit]
to drop; to fall; to tumble | |||
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trad. (跌眼鏡) | 跌 | 眼鏡 | |
simp. (跌眼镜) | 跌 | 眼镜 |
Etymology[edit]
Literally “to drop one's eyeglasses”; see 大跌眼鏡/大跌眼镜 (dàdiēyǎnjìng).
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
跌眼鏡
- (figurative) to have one's jaws drop (often in a bad way); to be surprised or astonished; to be dumbfounded