be helpless and in the greatest straits
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì Qi ó ngzh ì J í, which means to have no way to do. See "extreme anxiety". It comes from bingyuzhaiji by Li Dongyang of Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
[source] Bing Yu Zhai Ji written by Li Dongyang of Ming Dynasty: "when he was extremely poor and resourceful, he could not help himself when he was in a hurry."
Idiom usage
It means there is nothing to do.
be helpless and in the greatest straits
sing with solemn fervour to express one 's feeling of oppression - bēi gē kāng kǎi
be homeless and without a place of refuge - wú jiā kě bēn
hold on to one 's wrong belief till death - zhì sǐ bù wù
benefit all the people in the world - jiān shàn tiān xià
To follow the example of all ages - chuí fàn bǎi shì