茫然若失 — “To be at a loss”
茫然若失 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be at a loss”. To look blank and disoriented; to feel bewildered as if having lost something important. Literally, “Bewildered as if having lost something; blankly as if missing something”.
茫然若失 Pronunciation and Pinyin
茫然若失 Character Breakdown
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Synonyms of 茫然若失
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zì自shī失bewildered and self-lost
- 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
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What does 茫然若失 mean?
茫然若失 (máng rán ruò shī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be at a loss”.
How do you pronounce 茫然若失?
茫然若失 is pronounced máng rán ruò shī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 茫然若失 literally mean?
Literally, 茫然若失 means “Bewildered as if having lost something; blankly as if missing something”. It is used to mean “to be at a loss”.
What is the Chinese definition of 茫然若失?
茫然：失意的样子；若失：好像失去了东西。形容精神不集中，恍惚，若有所失的样子。