仰屋 yǎngwū stare at ceiling Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 仰屋兴叹 yǎngwūxīngtàn despair to stare at the ceiling in despair; to find no way out or be at the end of one's wits when facing a predicament仰屋著书 yǎngwūzhùshū painstaking writing To stare at the ceiling while writing a book; to put one's whole body and soul into writing a book.