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Chinese
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big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
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trad. (大跌眼鏡)
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大
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跌眼鏡
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simp. (大跌眼镜)
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大
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跌眼镜
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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
- (figurative) to have one's jaws drop (often in a bad way); to be greatly surprised or astonished; to be dumbfounded