lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
(idiom) No idea how to deal with a situation, problem etc.
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
完全揾唔到方法解決問題 unable to find a way out; at someone's wits end; literally "to be bound by the hands and no plan"
到目前為止,醫生對呢種新病依然束手無策。
到目前为止,医生对呢种新病依然束手无策。
dou3 muk6 cin4 wai4 zi2, ji1 sang1 deoi3 ni1 zung2 san1 beng6 ji1 jin4 cuk1 sau2 mou4 caak3. Up until now, doctors have still not found any way to treat this new disease.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to be at a loss what to do; to feel helpless in the face of some difficulty
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
当我听到这个消息时, 我束手无策。
當我聽到這個消息時, 我束手無策。
dāng wǒ tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi shí , wǒ shù shǒu wú cè 。