"面面相覷" meaning in Chinese

See 面面相覷 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /miːn²² miːn²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/, /miːn²² miːn²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/ Chinese transliterations: miànmiànxiāngqù [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄩˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], min⁶ min⁶ soeng¹ ceoi³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], miànmiànxiāngqù [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], miànmiànsiangcyù [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], mien⁴-mien⁴-hsiang¹-chʻü⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], myàn-myàn-syāng-chyù [Mandarin, Yale], miannmiannshiangchiuh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], мяньмяньсянцюй [Mandarin, Palladius], mjanʹmjanʹsjancjuj [Mandarin, Palladius], mihn mihn sēung cheui [Cantonese, Yale], min⁶ min⁶ soeng¹ tsoey³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], min⁶ min⁶ sêng¹ cêu³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 面面相觑
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 面面相覷
  1. to look at each other (in fear) without knowing what to do; to look at each other in blank dismay Tags: idiomatic
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "面面相觑",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "面面相覷",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to look at each other (in fear) without knowing what to do; to look at each other in blank dismay"
      ],
      "id": "en-面面相覷-zh-phrase-RUknlEPw",
      "links": [
        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ],
        [
          "each other",
          "each other"
        ],
        [
          "fear",
          "fear"
        ],
        [
          "know",
          "know"
        ],
        [
          "blank",
          "blank"
        ],
        [
          "dismay",
          "dismay"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miànmiànxiāngqù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄩˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁶ min⁶ soeng¹ ceoi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miànmiànxiāngqù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miànmiànsiangcyù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mien⁴-mien⁴-hsiang¹-chʻü⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "myàn-myàn-syāng-chyù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miannmiannshiangchiuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мяньмяньсянцюй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mjanʹmjanʹsjancjuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mihn mihn sēung cheui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁶ min⁶ soeng¹ tsoey³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁶ min⁶ sêng¹ cêu³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːn²² miːn²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːn²² miːn²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "面面相覷"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "面面相觑",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "面面相覷",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 相",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 覷",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 面",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to look at each other (in fear) without knowing what to do; to look at each other in blank dismay"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ],
        [
          "each other",
          "each other"
        ],
        [
          "fear",
          "fear"
        ],
        [
          "know",
          "know"
        ],
        [
          "blank",
          "blank"
        ],
        [
          "dismay",
          "dismay"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miànmiànxiāngqù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄩˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁶ min⁶ soeng¹ ceoi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miànmiànxiāngqù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miànmiànsiangcyù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mien⁴-mien⁴-hsiang¹-chʻü⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "myàn-myàn-syāng-chyù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miannmiannshiangchiuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мяньмяньсянцюй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mjanʹmjanʹsjancjuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mihn mihn sēung cheui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁶ min⁶ soeng¹ tsoey³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁶ min⁶ sêng¹ cêu³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːn²² miːn²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːn²² miːn²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "面面相覷"
}

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