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矇頭轉向

简蒙头转向 · 繁矇頭轉向

Mandarin · pinyin mēng tóu zhuǎn xiàng

to lose one's bearings
utterly confused

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矇: Look up this written character
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
轉: Look up this written character
向: xiàng · toward, direction, trend
蒙: méng · cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn

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1–2–3–4 · meng1 tou2 zhuan3 xiang4

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