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如堕烟海 — “To be utterly bewildered and at a loss”

如堕烟海 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly bewildered and at a loss”. To feel completely confused and unable to find direction or a starting point, as if lost in a fog. Literally, “As if fallen into a sea of smoke/mist”.

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如堕烟海 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 如rú
  • 堕duò
  • 烟yān
  • 海hǎi

如堕烟海 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
如
rú6like, as, if
堕
duò12fall or ruin
烟
yān10smoke, tobacco, mist
海
hǎi10sea, ocean, or vast

Example Sentence with 如堕烟海

面对这堆复杂的资料,他感到如堕烟海,不知从何下手。
Faced with this pile of complex data, he felt utterly bewildered, not knowing where to begin.

Idioms Related to 如堕烟海

Synonyms of 如堕烟海

  • rú如zuò坐yún云wù雾utterly confused or bewildered
  • wù雾lǐ里kàn看huā花to have a blurred or unclear understanding

Antonyms of 如堕烟海

  • xiǎn显ér而yì易jiàn见obvious and easy to see
  • huò豁rán然kāi开lǎng朗suddenly enlightened and clear

More idioms starting with 如

  • rú如bù不shèng胜yī衣extremely frail and thin
  • rú如qiū丘ér而zhǐ止give up easily at first difficulty
  • rú如sàng丧kǎo考bǐ妣as if one's parents had just died
  • rú如lín临dà大dí敌as if facing a formidable enemy
  • rú如lín临shēn深yuān渊extremely cautious as if on abyss brink
  • rú如lín临shēn深gǔ谷extremely cautious as if on a cliff edge
  • rú如zhī之nài奈hé何What can be done about it
  • rú如rén人yǐn饮shuǐ水,,lěng冷nuǎn暖zì自zhī知only personal experience reveals true feelings
  • rú如xiōng兄rú如dì弟like brothers
  • rú如rù入bǎo宝shān山kōng空shǒu手huí回miss great opportunities
  • rú如rù入wú无rén人zhī之dì地to move with great ease and boldness
  • rú如rù入wú无rén人zhī之jìng境to advance effortlessly without resistance

Questions about 如堕烟海

What does 如堕烟海 mean?
如堕烟海 (rú duò yān hǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be utterly bewildered and at a loss”.
How do you pronounce 如堕烟海?
如堕烟海 is pronounced rú duò yān hǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 如堕烟海 literally mean?
Literally, 如堕烟海 means “as if fallen into a sea of smoke/mist”. It is used to mean “to be utterly bewildered and at a loss”.
What is the Chinese definition of 如堕烟海?
堕:落。好象掉在茫茫无边的烟雾里。比喻迷失方向,找不到头绪,抓不住要领。
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