仰屋興嘆 yǎng wū xīng tàn

nothing you can do about it; to find no way out

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
仰 yǎng HSK 6
to look up; to face upward; to admire
屋 wū HSK 5
house; room
興 xīng
interest in sth; feeling or desire to do sth; excitement
嘆 tàn
to sigh; to exclaim; variant of 嘆tàn