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We’re presenting the idiom 「束手無計」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
When encountering problems, it feels like having your hands tied and there is nothing you can do. Same as “at one’s wits’ end”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shù shǒu wú jì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chuk1 sau2 mou4 gai3/gai2
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