面面相覷

See also: 面面相觑

Chinese

		each and every aspect; face to face	each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually	to spy; watch for
trad. (面面相覷)		面面	相	覷
simp. (面面相觑)		面面	相	觑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): miànmiànxiāngqù

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄑㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): min⁶ min⁶ soeng¹ ceoi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: miànmiànxiāngqù
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤㄑㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: miànmiànsiangcyù
  - Wade–Giles: mien⁴-mien⁴-hsiang¹-chʻü⁴
  - Yale: myàn-myàn-syāng-chyù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miannmiannshiangchiuh
  - Palladius: мяньмяньсянцюй (mjanʹmjanʹsjancjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: min⁶ min⁶ soeng¹ ceoi³
  - Yale: mihn mihn sēung cheui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: min⁶ min⁶ soeng¹ tsoey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: min⁶ min⁶ sêng¹ cêu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miːn²² miːn²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/

Idiom

面面相覷

to look at each other (in fear) without knowing what to do; to look at each other in blank dismay

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