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The idiom being introduced now is 「爽然若失」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Shuangran: the look of being indecisive; Ruoshi: like losing support. Describes the feeling of being lost, empty and melancholy.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shuǎng rán ruò shī
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
song2 yin4 yeuk6 sat1
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