一筹莫展

Traditional form:

一籌莫展

Pinyin (reading):

yīchóumòzhǎn

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 筹 - chip, tally, token; to plan; to raise money
• 莫 - cannot; do not; is not; negative
• 展 - to open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 籌 - chip, tally, token; to plan; to raise money
• 莫 - cannot; do not; is not; negative
• 展 - to open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch