找不著北

See also: 找不着北

Chinese
to be unable to find something north
trad. (找不著北) 找不著 北
simp. (找不着北) 找不着 北
variant forms 找不到北
Literally: “can't find north”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: zhǎobùzháoběi → zhǎobuzháoběi (toneless variant)
      • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄅㄟˇ → ㄓㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄓㄠˊ ㄅㄟˇ (toneless variant)
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaobujaurbeei
      • IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

找不著北

  1. (colloquial) to be lost and confused; to be unable to find one's direction
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