仰屋兴叹

yǎng wū xīng tàn

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

仰

yǎng

to face upward

屋

wū

(bound form) house

兴

xīng

to rise

叹

tàn

variant of 嘆|叹[tan4]