束cuk1手sau2無mou4策caak3

English

1. lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
2. (idiom) No idea how to deal with a situation, problem etc.
3. unable to find a way out; at someone's wits end; literally "to be bound by the hands and no plan"

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 完全揾唔到方法解決問題

Examples

• 到目前為止，醫生對呢種新病依然束手無策。

  Up until now, doctors have still not found any way to treat this new disease.

• 當我聽到這個消息時, 我束手無策。

  I was at my wit's end when I heard the news.

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