惘 然 若 失

wǎng rán ruò shīdictionary entry

lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom) / fig. to be at a loss / perplexed / frustrated

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Original source entry:

惘然若失 惘然若失 [wang3 ran2 ruo4 shi1] /lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom)/fig. to be at a loss/perplexed/frustrated/

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惘然若失

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