找不著北

See also: 找不着北

Chinese

to try to find; to look for; to call on (someone)
to try to find; to look for; to call on (someone); to find; to seek; to return
 
 to need not; to not need north
trad. (找不著北) 找 不著 北
simp. (找不着北) 找 不着 北
Literally: “can't find north”.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎobùzháoběi → zhǎobuzháoběi (toneless variant)
      • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ㄅㄟˇ → ㄓㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄓㄠˊ ㄅㄟˇ (toneless variant)
      • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎobůjháoběi
      • Wade–Giles: chao3-pu5-chao2-pei3
      • Yale: jǎu-bu-jáu-běi
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaobujaurbeei
      • Palladius: чжаобучжаобэй (čžaobučžaobɛj)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ 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

Synonyms

  • 找不到北
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