一筹莫展

to be unable to find a solution / to be at wits' end

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

chip (in gambling) / token (for counting) / ticket / to prepare / to plan / to raise (funds) / resource / means

chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket / to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds) / resource; way; means

surname Mo

do not / there is none who

surname Zhan

to spread out / to open up / to exhibit / to put into effect / to postpone / to prolong / exhibition