4 characters Idiom and proverb 27 967

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This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「瞪目哆口」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

Open your eyes and mouth. Describes a stunned look.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dèng mù duō kǒu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dang1 muk6 do1 hau2

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