yǎng wū xīng tàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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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Original source entry:

仰屋興嘆 仰屋兴叹 [yang3 wu1 xing1 tan4] /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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仰屋兴叹
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