废然而反 fèirán'érfǎn return disappointed Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 废然 廢然 fèirán dispirited (literary) feeling depressed and dejected; showing a look of disappointment而 ér particleconjunction [adverbial linker] Connects an adverb-like description to the following verb to show the manner, cause, or basis of an action.反 fǎn noun to return to return; to come back; same as 返 fǎn