面面相觑
miàn​miàn​xiāng​qù

to look at each other in dismay

  • created sense approved 面面相觑/面面相覷 · miàn​miàn​xiāng​qù · to look at each other in dismay — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    面面相觑 / 面面相覷

    miàn​miàn​xiāng​qù

    to look at each other in dismay

    to gaze at one another in blank dismay or astonishment, especially when at a loss for words or actions

    面面 (reduplication) → 面 · miàn · face 相 (literal) → 相 · xiāng · mutually 觑 (literal) → 觑/覷 · qù · to gaze

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense