with nothing much left up one 's sleeves
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì Qi ó NGT ú Zhu ō, which means there is no way to go. From "Qin Xin Ji Xiang Ru tired Tour".
The origin of Idioms
In the story of Qin Xin · Xiangru Langyou written by sun Meixi of Ming Dynasty: "Xianggong, rest timid. Your patient is withered, and you are greedy for decaying grass. You are poor for a while, and you have a treasure to yourself. "
Idiom usage
It means there is nothing to do.
Chinese PinYin : jì qióng tú zhuō
with nothing much left up one 's sleeves