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惘然若失
Mandarin · pinyin wǎng rán ruò shī
Meanings
- lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom)
- fig. to be at a loss
- perplexed
- frustrated
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3–2–4–1 · wang3 ran2 ruo4 shi1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mong5 jin4 joek6 sat1
Cantonese word readings for 惘然若失. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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mong5 jin4 joek6 sat1
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phrase
- (simile) to be at a loss; to be frustrated
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