一籌莫展 [－筹－－]

Jyutping jat1 cau4 mok6 zin2
Pinyin yī chóu mò zhǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be unable to find a solution
  2. to be at wits' end
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    冇​晒​辦法​，​一​啲​計策​都​施展​唔​到
    can find no way out
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be unable to find a solution; to be at wits' end
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4919
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    敌人无法靠近这里，所以一筹莫展。
    敵人無法靠近這裏，所以一籌莫展。
    dí rén wú fǎ kào jìn zhè lǐ ， suǒ yǐ yī chóu mò zhǎn 。
    • The enemy can't close in on us so they can't do anything.