to be astonished; an outcome is totally unexpected
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to be astonished; for an outcome to be totally unexpected
informalOften used with “大” (dà) to emphasize the degree of surprise, as in “大跌眼镜” (dà diē yǎnjìng). Originally a dialectal term, now widely understood in colloquial and internet contexts. The imagery is of one's glasses falling off in shock.
Zhè这
chǎng场
lěng冷
mén门
bǐ比
sài赛
de的
jié结
guǒ果
ràng让
suǒ所
yǒu有
zhuān专
jiā家
dà大
diē跌
yǎn眼
jìng镜
。
The result of this upset match left all the experts utterly astonished.
Tā他
píng平
shí时
chéng成
jì绩
yī一
bān般
，
zhè这
cì次
jìng竟
kǎo考
le了
dì第
yī一
，
zhēn真
shì是
diē跌
yǎn眼
jìng镜
。
His grades are usually average, but this time he actually came in first; it's really astonishing.
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Zhè这
bù部
dī低
chéng成
běn本
de的
diàn电
yǐng影
piào票
fáng房
dà大
mài卖
，
ràng让
yè业
nèi内
rén人
shì士
dà大
diē跌
yǎn眼
jìng镜
。
This low-budget film's box office success left industry insiders completely flabbergasted.
Yù预
cè测
wán完
quán全
cuò错
wù误
，
wǒ我
men们
quán全
dōu都
diē跌
le了
yǎn眼
jìng镜
。
The prediction was completely wrong; we were all taken by surprise.