茫然自失 — “Bewildered and self-lost”
茫然自失 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel bewildered and disoriented, as if having lost one's bearings or something important; to be in a state of confusion and self-loss”. Literally, “Bewildered and self-lost”.
茫然自失 Pronunciation and Pinyin
茫然自失 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 茫然自失
Idioms Related to 茫然自失
Synonyms of 茫然自失
More idioms starting with 茫
- máng茫wú无tóu头xù绪completely at a loss
- máng茫wú无suǒ所zhī知to know nothing at all
- máng茫wú无yá涯jì际vast and boundless
- máng茫wú无duān端xù绪completely at a loss
- máng茫wú无biān边jì际vast and limitless
- máng茫rán然bù不jiě解utterly bewildered and unable to comprehend
- máng茫rán然shī失cuò措bewildered and at a loss
- máng茫rán然ruò若shī失bewildered as if having lost something
- máng茫rán然ruò若mí迷utterly bewildered and confused
- máng茫rán然fèi费jiě解utterly perplexed and unable to comprehend
- máng茫máng茫kǔ苦hǎi海boundless sea of suffering
- máng茫máng茫dàng荡dàng荡vast, boundless, and indistinct expanse
Recommended tools
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →Questions about 茫然自失
What does 茫然自失 mean?
茫然自失 (máng rán zì shī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to feel bewildered and disoriented, as if having lost one's bearings or something important; to be in a state of confusion and self-loss”.
How do you pronounce 茫然自失?
茫然自失 is pronounced máng rán zì shī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 茫然自失 literally mean?
Literally, 茫然自失 means “Bewildered and self-lost”. It is used to mean “to feel bewildered and disoriented, as if having lost one's bearings or something important; to be in a state of confusion and self-loss”.
What is the Chinese definition of 茫然自失?
茫然：失意的样子。形容心中迷惘，自感若有所失。