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無
策
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无
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Jyutping
mou4 caak3
Pinyin
wú cè
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, literary
to have no solution; to have no measure
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 。
I was at my wit's end when I heard the news.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
面对敌人咁猛烈嘅攻势,佢哋束手无策。
面對敵人咁猛烈嘅攻勢,佢哋束手無策。
min6 deoi3 dik6 jan4 gam3 maang5 lit6 ge3 gung1 sai3, keoi5 dei6 cuk1 sau2 mou4 caat3.
Facing the vigorous attack from their opponent, they are at a loss.
Cantonese
到目前为止,医生对呢种新病依然束手无策。
到目前為止,醫生對呢種新病依然束手無策。
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.