be at a loss what to do
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m í zh ī Su ǒ cuॸ, which means I don't know what to do. It's from the order of change and forgiveness.
Notes on Idioms
No, No. Measures: handling.
The origin of Idioms
Emperor yuan of the Jin Dynasty wrote "Kyoto was overturned, the ancestral temple was a ruin, and I was lonely and sad, and I was at a loss."
Idiom usage
In a difficult situation.
be at a loss what to do
Straight from the inside to the outside - zhí nèi fāng wài
the language fails to express the meaning - cí bù dá yì
breakfast in the morning and dinner in the evening -- said of one who has nothing to do but eating - zhāo yōng xī sūn
relay on hearsay instead of seeing for oneself - yǐ ěr wéi mù
a hundred flowers blossom with a great variety of shows - bǎi huā zhēng yàn