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仰屋兴叹

yǎng wū xīng tàn

Definitions

  1. 1. to stare at the ceiling in despair
  2. 2. to find no way out
  3. 3. nothing you can do about it
  4. 4. at the end of one's wits

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Child Words of 仰屋兴叹

仰
yǎng

to face upward

屋
wū

(bound form) house

仰屋
yǎng wū

to lie looking at the ceiling (in despair)

叹
tàn

to sigh

兴
xīng

to rise

兴
xìng

feeling or desire to do sth