瞠目结舌 (chēng mù jiē) — be wide-eyed and tongue-tied; dumbfounded

Definition

这是一个成语，字面意思是“瞪大眼睛，舌头打结”，形容非常惊讶或窘迫，以至于说不出话来。通常用于描述某人因为震惊或意外而呆住的样子。注意标准读音是 chēng mù jié shé，但此条目拼音录入为 chēng mù jiē。

f.e.

be wide-eyed and tongue-tieddumbfounded

，瞠目结舌。
Tīngdào zhège jīngrén de xiāoxi, dàjiā dōu bùjīn chēng mù jiē.
Upon hearing this shocking news, everyone couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
瞠目结舌。
Tā de huídá ràng zàichǎng de suǒyǒu rén chēng mù jiē.
His answer left everyone present wide-eyed and tongue-tied.
，瞠目结舌，。
Kàndào nà fú huà, wǒ jīngyà de chēng mù jiē, shuō bù chū huà lái.
Seeing that painting, I was so astonished that I was dumbfounded and speechless.