仰屋兴叹
仰屋兴叹
yǎng wū xīng tàn
to stare at the ceiling in despair; to find no way out; nothing you can do about it; at the end of one's wits
verb
Traditional: 仰屋興嘆
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- (verb) to stare at the ceiling in despair
- to find no way out
- nothing you can do about it
- at the end of one's wits
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Related Words
仰屋著书(yǎng wū zhù shū)— lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
→仰屋(yǎng wū)— to lie looking at the ceiling (in despair)
→天无绝人之路(tiān wú jué rén zhī lù)— Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
→人肉搜索(rén ròu sōu suǒ)— human flesh search
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