to stare blankly · to be stunned · to be lost in thought

fā dāi

f+ā·1st toned+āi·1st tone

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You might as well read a novel instead of staring at the ceiling.

望着天花板发呆,还不如读一读小说。

I'm out of it.

我在发呆。