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呆若木雞 (ngoi4 joek6 muk6 gai1) — transfixed, dumbstruck, dumb as a wooden chicken in Cantonese

ngoiˎ₄呆joekˍ₆若mukˍ₆木gaiˉ¹雞
简 呆若木鸡
Mandarin Pinyin: dai1 ruo4 mu4 ji1

Meaning of 呆若木雞

nountransfixed, dumbstruck, dumb as a wooden chicken

Characters in 呆若木雞

呆ngoi4
dumb; dull; idiotic; silly
若joek6
if; supposing; assuming
木muk6
senseless; benumbed; dull
雞gai1
a prostitute or a woman in a sexual capacity

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