Lingaku- agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
- gaping and speechless
Generated definitions (experimental)
- agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
- gaping and speechless
This phrase describes a state where someone is so surprised or shocked that they cannot speak. It is often used when someone is caught off guard by unexpected news or events.
She was agape and tongue-tied when she heard the news, not knowing what to say.
He was suddenly speechless in front of the audience, completely at a loss for words.
This meaning emphasizes the physical aspect of being left in awe or surprise, often accompanied by a visual expression of shock, where someone might literally open their mouth in disbelief.
kàn dào看到nà zhǒng那种zhuàng guān壮观de的jǐng xiàng景象，tā他wán quán完全shì是zhāng kǒu jié shé张口结舌，mù dèng kǒu dāi目瞪口呆。
Upon seeing such a spectacular sight, he was gaping and speechless, dumbfounded.
Her performance left everyone gaping and speechless, unable to believe their eyes.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zhāng kǒu jié shé张口结舌to be agape and tongue-tiedzhāng kǒu jié shé张口结舌de的jìng dì境地to be in a state of being gaping and speechlessràng让rén人zhāng kǒu jié shé张口结舌to leave someone speechlessyīn wèi因为jīng yà惊讶ér而zhāng kǒu jié shé张口结舌to be agape and speechless due to surprisezài在huì yì会议shǎng上zhāng kǒu jié shé张口结舌to be at a loss for words in a meetingyīn因yì wài意外ér而zhāng kǒu jié shé张口结舌to be gaping and speechless due to unexpected eventstīng dào听到zhè ge这个xiāo xi消息zhāng kǒu jié shé张口结舌to be agape and tongue-tied upon hearing this newstū rán突然zhāng kǒu jié shé张口结舌to suddenly be left speechlessmiàn duì面对cǐ此qíng情cǐ此Jǐng景zhāng kǒu jié shé张口结舌to be at a loss for words in the face of this situation