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

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

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.

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