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無計可施
  mou4 gai3 ho2 si1   jyutping
  wu2 ji4 ke3 shi1   pinyin
to have no plan or strategy at one'e disposal; to be at one's wit's end; powerless; helpless

Idiom

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
無計可施 / 无计可施

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Characters in this word:

 mou4  -  not; negative; don't have
 gai3  -  count; compute; plan; scheme; idea; meter
 ho2 hak1  -  can; approve; need; but
 si1  -  bestow; bring into effect
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