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呆若木鸡

dāi ruò mù jīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom) / fig. dumbstruck
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c2742399056e1e1f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

呆若木雞 呆若木鸡 [dai1 ruo4 mu4 ji1] /lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck/

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Other forms in these source records: 呆若木雞

  • 呆
    dāi

    foolish / stupid / expressionless / blank / foolish / stupid (variant of 呆[dāi]) / expressionless / blank (variant of 呆[dāi])

  • 若
    rě

    used in 般若[bō rě] / used in 蘭若|兰若[lán rě]

    ruò

    to seem / like / as / if

  • 木
    mù

    (bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive / numb / wooden

    Mù

    surname Mu

  • 鸡
    jī

    fowl / chicken / CL:隻|只[zhī] / (slang) prostitute

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.