Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words眼睜睜

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眼睜睜

yǎn zhēng zhēng·ㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄥㄓㄥ

“with eyes wide open; staring helplessly; doing nothing despite seeing what's happening; unable to act or intervene”

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Eye; a look or glance; a hole or opening; classifier for wells; a key point or salient feature; a vacant spot in Go.

To open one's eyes; to stare with eyes open; to look at something directly.