惘然若失

wǎng rán ruò shī

Dictionary entry

lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom)

What does 惘然若失 mean?

惘然若失 (wǎng rán ruò shī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom)

2fig. to be at a loss

3perplexed

4frustrated

Character breakdown

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惘wǎngdisappointed · perplexed 然ráncorrect · right 若rěused in 般若[bo1 re3] · used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]失shīto lose · to miss

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惘然若失

wǎng rán ruò shī

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