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茫然

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茫然

  • mángrán Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄢˊ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • mong⁴ jin⁴ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • bông-liân Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • bông-jiân Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • bâng-liân Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • bâng-jiân Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
  • mángrán Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄢˊ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • mángrán Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • mang²-jan² Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • máng-rán Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • mangran Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • манжань Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /mɑŋ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • mong⁴ jin⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • mòhng yìhn Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • mong⁴ yin⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /mɔːŋ²¹ jiːn²¹/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • bông-liân Min Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou
  • bonglieen Min Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou
  • /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² li̯ɛn²⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou
  • /bɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ li̯ɛn²⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Quanzhou
  • bông-jiân Min Nan, Hokkien, Kaohsiung
  • bongjieen Min Nan, Hokkien, Kaohsiung

adjective 芒然 · 汒然

  1. 水面浩瀚廣大或事物無邊界的樣子 縱一葦之所如，陵萬頃之茫然。
  2. 悵惘所失、沒有方向的樣子 欲浮江海去，此別意茫然。
  3. 一無所知、困惑的樣子 茫然失所措，無路何能還。
  4. 模糊不清的樣子 東吳隔千里，歸計尚茫然。

In English

  • perplexity the state or quality of being perplexed
  • at a loss not sure; uncertain; lacking further ideas, direction, or ability

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茫然. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%8C%AB%E7%84%B6

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"茫然." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%8C%AB%E7%84%B6.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {茫然},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%8C%AB%E7%84%B6},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}