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Chinese
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to drop; to fall; to tumble
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| trad. (跌眼鏡)
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跌
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眼鏡
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| simp. (跌眼镜)
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跌
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眼镜
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| Literally: “to drop one's eyeglasses”.
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Etymology
See 大跌眼鏡／大跌眼镜 (dàdiēyǎnjìng).
Pronunciation
Verb
跌⫽眼鏡 (verb-object)
- (figurative) to have one's jaws drop (often in a bad way); to be surprised or astonished; to be dumbfounded
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