dong6 sat1蕩失荡失

Jyutpingdong6 sat1

Yaledohng sāt

Definition

To get lost; to lose one's way.

colloquialplacesdaily actions

How it's used

Focuses specifically on the experience of losing one's way or sense of direction in a physical space. While standard Mandarin uses 迷路, Cantonese speakers almost exclusively use 蕩失路 or simply 蕩失 to describe this state. It carries a slightly more casual, descriptive feel than the formal term.

Examples

ngo5我喺hai2商soeng1場coeng4入jap6面min6蕩dong6失sat1咗zo2路lou6呀。

I got lost inside the shopping mall.

nei5你hai6係mai6咪dong6蕩sat1失lou6路wan2搵m4唔dou3到ceot1出hau2口？

Are you lost and can't find the exit?

Related words

synonymmai4 lou6迷路màih louh

Common phrases

dong6蕩sat1失lou6路

to lose one's way

Common mistake

Learners often try to use 迷路 because it is common in other Chinese dialects, but it sounds unnatural in spoken Cantonese. Always append 路 after 蕩失 when referring to losing your way, as 蕩失 alone is less common in everyday conversation.