be helpless and in the greatest straits(jì qióng zhì jí)

be helpless and in the greatest straits

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì Qi ó ngzh ì J í, which means to have no way to do. See "extreme anxiety". It comes from bingyuzhaiji by Li Dongyang of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

[source] Bing Yu Zhai Ji written by Li Dongyang of Ming Dynasty: "when he was extremely poor and resourceful, he could not help himself when he was in a hurry."

Idiom usage

It means there is nothing to do.

Chinese PinYin : jì qióng zhì jí