面面相觑 (面面相覷)
miàn miàn xiāng qù
Pinyin
Definition
面面相觑 (面面相覷)
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- to look at each other in dismay (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 on top of
- 2 above-mentioned
- 3 also pr. [shàng mian]
- 1 below
- 2 under
- 3 next
- 4 the following
- 5 also pr. [xià mian]
- 1 each other
- 2 mutually
- 3 mutual
- 1 ahead
- 2 in front
- 3 preceding
- 4 above
- 5 also pr. [qián mian]
- 1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
- 2 surface
- 3 exterior
- 4 external appearance
Idioms (20)
一脉相承
- 1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
一体两面
- 1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
- 2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
上不了台面
- 1 better kept under the table (idiom)
- 2 not to be disclosed
- 3 too inferior to show in public
不打不成相识
- 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
- 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
- 2 no discord, no concord