diē
yǎn
jìng

idiom
dialect

Meaning of 跌眼镜

跌眼镜 means to be astonished; for an outcome to be totally unexpected. Pronounced diē yǎn jìng.

  • to be astonished; for an outcome to be totally unexpected

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
chǎng
lěng
mén
sài
de
jié
guǒ
ràng
suǒ
yǒu
zhuān
jiā
diē
yǎn
jìng
 

The result of this upset match left all the experts utterly astonished.

píng
shí
chéng
bān
 
zhè
jìng
kǎo
le
 
zhēn
shì
diē
yǎn
jìng
 

His grades are usually average, but this time he actually came in first; it's really astonishing.

Zhè
chéng
běn
de
diàn
yǐng
piào
fáng
mài
 
ràng
nèi
rén
shì
diē
yǎn
jìng
 

This low-budget film's box office success left industry insiders completely flabbergasted.

wán
quán
cuò
 
men
quán
dōu
diē
le
yǎn
jìng
 

The prediction was completely wrong; we were all taken by surprise.