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仰屋兴叹

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4-character word Traditional 仰屋興嘆

What 仰屋兴叹 means

1. to stare at the ceiling in despair
2. to find no way out
3. nothing you can do about it
4. at the end of one's wits

The characters in 仰屋兴叹

• 仰yǎngto face upward; to look up; to admire
• 屋wū(bound form) house; (bound form) room
• 兴xìngfeeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement
• 叹tànto sigh; to exclaim