干瞪眼

Traditional form:

乾瞪眼

Pinyin (reading):

gāndèngyǎn

Definitions:

• to watch helplessly

Characters:

• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 瞪 - to stare at
• 眼 - eyelet, hole, opening

Traditional characters:

• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
• 瞪 - to stare at
• 眼 - eyelet, hole, opening