目瞪口呆

目

mù

瞪

dèng

口

kǒu

呆

da̅i

dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied / stunned

Characters and words in 目瞪口呆

目

mù = mu + Ø4

eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title

目 = 囗 + 二 : Mnemonic symbol: the Eye of Providence (目). Malte Monkey (mu-) is unpacking a wooden box (囗) full of capacitors (二). He's afraid that the Eye of Providence (目) will see him, so he does it secretly in the space station's bathroom (-Ø4).

瞪

dèng = d + (e)ng4

to open (one's eyes) wide / to stare at / to glare at

瞪 = 登 + 目 : Don Quixote (d) mounted (登) the Eye of Providence (目) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). As Don Quixote is standing motionless on the eye they are both staring (瞪) at each other.

口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

呆

da̅i = d + ai1

foolish / stupid / expressionless / blank / to stay

呆 = 口 + 木 : The fool wants to make fun of Don Quixote in front of the airplane. To fool him, he set up a Christmas tree to look like a huge animal by putting a mandarin on top which looks like the head of the animal. Don Quixote thinks he met his arch enemy and starts to charge the construction, much to the fool's delight.

Words with 目瞪口呆

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