yǎngwū
to look at the ceiling
仰屋 yǎngwū
- to look at the ceiling
- (literary) to lie on one's back and look at the ceiling, often describing a state of being lost in deep thought or contemplation
- to be at one's wits' end
- (literary) to be in a desperate situation with no way out, especially when one is so poor that they can only stare at the ceiling in despair