[仰屋兴叹 / 仰屋興嘆, yǎng wū xīng tàn, ㄧㄤˇ ㄨ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˋ]to stare at the ceiling in despair; to find no way out; nothing you can do about it; at the end of one's wits[Add to Longdo]
[仰屋著书 / 仰屋著書, yǎng wū zhù shū, ㄧㄤˇ ㄨ ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄨ]lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (成语 saw); to put one's whole body and soul into a book[Add to Longdo]