迷而不返 — “To go astray and not return”
迷而不返 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to go astray and not return”. To persist in error without correction; to be lost and not find one's way back. Literally, “lost and not return”.
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迷而不返 Pronunciation and Pinyin
迷而不返 Character Breakdown
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他一味地沉迷于游戏，对家人的劝告充耳不闻，真是迷而不返。
He indulged in games excessively, turning a deaf ear to his family's advice, truly lost and unwilling to return to the right path.
Idioms Related to 迷而不返
Synonyms of 迷而不返
Antonyms of 迷而不返
More idioms starting with 迷
- mí迷bù不zhī知guī归Lost in error, not knowing how to return
- mí迷rén人yǎn眼mù目to pull the wool over someone's eyes
- mí迷tiān天dà大zuì罪a monstrous or heinous crime
- mí迷tiān天dà大huǎng谎a monstrous lie
- mí迷tóu头rèn认yǐng影utterly confused, mistaking one thing for another
- mí迷liàn恋hái骸gǔ骨cling to outdated decaying things
- mí迷huò惑bù不jiě解utterly confused and unable to comprehend
- mí迷huo惑shì视tīng听confuse and mislead the public
- mí迷tú涂zhī知fǎn反realize and correct one's mistakes
- mí迷liú留méi没luàn乱agitated and disoriented
- mí迷lí离cháng徜fǎng仿Hazy, indistinct, and difficult to discern
- mí迷lí离cháng徜páng彷Hazy, indistinct, and perplexed
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Open the tool →Questions about 迷而不返
What does 迷而不返 mean?
迷而不返 (mí ér bù fǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to go astray and not return”.
How do you pronounce 迷而不返?
迷而不返 is pronounced mí ér bù fǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 迷而不返 literally mean?
Literally, 迷而不返 means “lost and not return”. It is used to mean “to go astray and not return”.
What is the Chinese definition of 迷而不返?
迷路后不知回来。比喻犯了错误不知改正。