落湯螃蟹
luò​tāng​páng​xiè

at a loss

  • created sense approved 落汤螃蟹/落湯螃蟹 · luò​tāng​páng​xiè · at a loss — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    落汤螃蟹 / 落湯螃蟹

    luò​tāng​páng​xiè

    at a loss

    at a loss as to what to do; used to describe being in a state of panic or confusion, like a crab in boiling water

    落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to fall 汤 (literal) → 汤/湯 · tāng · hot water 螃蟹 (literal) → 螃蟹 · páng​xiè · crab

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense