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 ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): min⁶ min⁶ soeng¹ ceoi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: miànmiànxiāngqù
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄩˋ
    • 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

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