瞠目结舌

瞠目結舌

chēngmù-jiéshé

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Meanings

看到账单上的数字，他瞠目结舌，半天说不出话来。

Kàndào zhàngdān shàng de shùzì, tā chēngmùjiéshé, bàntiān shuō bù chū huà lái.

Seeing the figure on the bill he was dumbfounded, unable to speak for a long time.

魔术师的表演让观众瞠目结舌。

Móshùshī de biǎoyǎn ràng guānzhòng chēngmùjiéshé.

The magician's performance left the audience speechless.

memory

瞠 (chēng) = to stare, 目 = eyes, 结 = to tie up / knot, 舌 = tongue. Picture it literally: eyes bulging, tongue knotted. The image does the work.

瞠 chēng

目 mù

结 jié

舌 shé