一筹莫展 in English yi1 chou2 mo4 zhan3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to be unable to find a solution
  • to be at wits' end

Simplified Characters

一 筹 莫 展

Traditional Characters

一 籌 莫 展

Pinyin

yi1 chou2 mo4 zhan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 筹chou2chip (in gambling) 莫mo4surname Mo 展zhan3surname Zhan