- 干瞪眼 gāndèngyǎn to watch helplesslyto stand by anxiously or in despair, unable to help or find a way to act in a difficult situation
- 吹胡子瞪眼 chuīhúzidèngyǎn to fume with rageto get very angry; to foam with rage
- 直眉瞪眼 zhíméidèngyǎn to stare angrilyto raise one's eyebrows and stare with wide eyes, describing a look of intense anger or fury
- 横眉瞪眼 héngméidèngyǎn to glare atTo raise one's eyebrows and stare with wide eyes in anger; describes a fierce or menacing appearance.
- 两瞪眼 liǎngdèngyǎn to stare blanklyto stare at each other or look on helplessly; to be at a loss or disappointed when things do not go as expected
- 死眉瞪眼 sǐméidèngyǎn deadpanexpressionless; inanimate; describes a cold or wooden facial expression
- 白瞪眼 báidèngyǎn to be helplessTo stare wide-eyed in frustration or anxiety while being unable to do anything; to be at a loss for what to do
- 拧眉瞪眼 níngméidèngyǎn to stare in angerTo knit one's eyebrows and stare with wide eyes; used to describe being very angry or having a fierce appearance.
- 伸腿瞪眼 shēntuǐdèngyǎn to kick the bucket(idiom) to stretch out one's legs and stare with wide eyes; a colloquial way to describe the act of dying