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속수무책
속수무책
束手無策
[ soksumuchaek ]
「명사」 Noun
• helplessness
The state of not being able to do anything because there is no other way.
possibility & probability
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
束 (속)
–
to bind, to tie, to bundle, to restrain
手 (수)
–
hand
無 (무)
–
to not have, none, nothing
策 (책)
–
plan, scheme, device, strategy
Neighboring words in the dictionary
속
속궁합
속담
속도
속바지
속박
속상하다
속성
속수무책
속어
속옷
속이다
속인
속임수
속죄
속출
속히
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