大跌眼鏡

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Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
to drop one's eyeglasses; to have one's jaws drop; to be surprised or astonished
to drop one's eyeglasses; to have one's jaws drop; to be surprised or astonished; to be dumbfounded
 
trad. (大跌眼鏡) 跌眼鏡
simp. (大跌眼镜) 跌眼镜

Etymology

Literally “to suddenly drop one's eyeglasses”; said to be in reference to earlier, loosely-fitted glasses which fell off easily.

Pronunciation


Idiom

大跌眼鏡

  1. (figurative) to have one's jaws drop (often in a bad way); to be greatly surprised or astonished; to be dumbfounded