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Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「茫然若失」 below.

Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「茫然若失」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

Bewildered: looking frustrated; as if lost: as if losing something. Describes the state of being unfocused, absent-minded, and as if lost.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

máng rán ruò shī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

mong4 yin4 yeuk6 sat1

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