找不着北

Traditional form:

找不著北

Pinyin (reading):

zhǎobuzháoběi

Definitions:

• to be confused and disoriented

Characters:

• 找 - to search for, to look for, to find; change (as in money)
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 着 - to make a move, to take action
• 北 - north; northern; northward

Traditional characters:

• 找 - to search for, to look for, to find; change (as in money)
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known
• 北 - north; northern; northward