瞪 (dang1 | deng4) : open one's eyes wide; stare or glare at

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瞪

dang1

deng4

[1] open one's eyes wide
[2] stare/glare at; give sb a cross look

See this thread for information on variant readings: [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

Stroke count: 17

Level: 2

Radical: 目 (#109)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

瞪

This word has been viewed 2741 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 31st Jan 2009 19:21 and last edited on 8th Dec 2011 03:28

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瞪眼 dang1 ngaan5 deng4 yan3 = open eyes wide; stare at; glower at

目瞪口呆 muk6 dang1 hau2 ngoi4 mu4 deng4 kou3 dai1 = stare bewilderedly

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Decimal representation of this word: 瞪
Unicode code for this character: U+77aa (off-site link)

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