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束手無策 (cuk1 sau2 mou4 caak3) — (idiom) No idea how to deal with a situation, problem etc. in Cantonese

cukˉ¹束sauˊ²手mouˎ₄無caak˗₃策
简 束手无策
Mandarin Pinyin: shu4shou3wu2ce4

Meaning of 束手無策

noun(idiom) No idea how to deal with a situation, problem etc.
idiomto be helpless; to have no solution; unable to do anything

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Example Sentences with 束手無策

keoiˏ₅佢sukˍ₆束sauˊ²手mouˎ₄無caak˗₃策。
He was helpless.
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Characters in 束手無策

束cuk1
bind (up); tie; fetter
手sau2
handy, portable; handwritten
無mou4
no matter what (or how); not yet
策caak3
bamboo slips used as chips or for writing on

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