仰屋兴叹 yǎng wū xīng tàn | OtterDict

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仰屋兴叹

yǎngwūxīngtàn

to stare at the ceiling in despair

4 meanings

MEANING4 meanings

壹动verb
to stare at the ceiling in despair
- ，。
  He gazed up at the ceiling and sighed deeply, not knowing what to do.
貳动verb
to find no way out
- ，。
  He looked up at the ceiling and sighed in distress, not knowing what to do.
參动verb
nothing you can do about it
- ，。
  He sighed helplessly, unable to do anything about all that had happened.
肆动verb
at the end of one's wits
- ，。
  He sighed and lamented looking up at the ceiling, not knowing what to do.

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仰屋兴叹

Traditional仰屋興嘆

yǎngwūxīngtàn

to stare at the ceiling in despair

4 meanings

MEANING4 meanings

壹动verb
to stare at the ceiling in despair
- ，。
  He gazed up at the ceiling and sighed deeply, not knowing what to do.
貳动verb
to find no way out
- ，。
  He looked up at the ceiling and sighed in distress, not knowing what to do.
參动verb
nothing you can do about it
- ，。
  He sighed helplessly, unable to do anything about all that had happened.
肆动verb
at the end of one's wits
- ，。
  He sighed and lamented looking up at the ceiling, not knowing what to do.

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

仰

亻(person; human)RADICAL
卬(look up; raise one's head)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A person raising their head to look up high is the posture of admiration and respect.

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