unable to think of a way
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì w ú y ó uch ū, which means that you can't think of any way to do it. From Taiping Yulan.
The origin of Idioms
"Fu Jian was attacked by Murong Chong. He galloped his horse and fell into the ravine. He pursued his troops several times, but he could not help it. The horse is hesitant to walk in the stream. It can't control and be firm. The horse kneels down and teaches Yan. If he climbs up firmly, he has to go ashore. "
Idiom usage
I can't think of any way. At ordinary times, I see him talking freely and eloquently. It seems that he has a strategy in his heart. But in fact, when he encounters a difficult problem, he can't help but look like an ant on a hot pot.
Idiom story
During the Jin Dynasty, when Fu Jian, the former king of Qin Dynasty, was attacked by murongchong's army, Fu Jian unfortunately fell into the abyss in the battle on a dark horse. Murongchong's pursuers were about to arrive, and Fu Jian could not help it at this time. At this time, the black horse approached the abyss and lowered his head to pull Fu Jian. Fu Jian couldn't catch him. The black horse knelt down and stretched his neck. Fu Jian finally climbed up and ran away.
Chinese PinYin : jì wú yóu chū
unable to think of a way
East wind overwhelms west wind. dōng fēng yā dǎo xī fēng
study from others on halfway , lost sb . 's own strongness. shòu líng shī bù
one 's words are obeyed , and one 's plans are followed out sb . 's advice and adopt his plan. yán tīng jì yòng
as the shadow follows the form. rú yǐng suí xíng
fold one's hands and await destruction. shù shǒu jiù bì