悵然若失

Chinese

		despondent; downhearted; unhappy or disappointed	to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if	to lose; to miss; to fail
trad. (悵然若失)		悵然	若	失
simp. (怅然若失)		怅然	若	失

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chàngránruòshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng³ jin⁴ joek⁶ sat¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chàngránruòshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chàngránruòshih
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang⁴-jan²-jo⁴-shih¹
    • Yale: chàng-rán-rwò-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chanqranruohshy
    • Palladius: чанжаньжоши (čanžanʹžoši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoeng³ jin⁴ joek⁶ sat¹
    • Yale: jeung yìhn yeuhk sāt
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng³ jin⁴ joek⁹ sat⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng³ yin⁴ yêg⁶ sed¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ³³ jiːn²¹ jœːk̚² sɐt̚⁵/

Idiom

悵然若失

1. to feel despondent; to be downhearted

   望著她，我悵然若失，好久說不出話來。 [MSC, trad.]
   望着她，我怅然若失，好久说不出话来。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wàngzhe tā, wǒ chàngránruòshī, hǎojiǔ shuō bù chū huà lái. [Pinyin]

   Looking at her, I became so lost and could not say a word.