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计绌方匮 — “To be at one's wits' end due to a lack of plans or strategies”

计绌方匮 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be at one's wits' end due to a lack of plans or strategies”. To have exhausted all ideas and methods. Literally, “Plans depleted, strategies exhausted”.

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计绌方匮 Pronunciation and Pinyin

计绌方匮 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
计
jì4calculate, plan, or measure
绌
chù8insufficient or deficient
方
fāng4square, direction, method, just
匮
kuì11lack or be short of

Example Sentence with 计绌方匮

面对突如其来的市场变化,公司高层感到计绌方匮,急需新的对策。
Faced with sudden market changes, the company's senior management felt at their wits' end, urgently needing new countermeasures.

Idioms Related to 计绌方匮

More idioms starting with 计

  • jì计shàng上xīn心tóu头a plan comes to mind
  • jì计shàng上xīn心lái来An idea suddenly comes to mind
  • jì计bù不fǎn反gù顾determined not to turn back
  • jì计bù不xuán旋kuǐ跬plan realized with extreme swiftness
  • jì计bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵make a quick decision
  • jì计bù不fǎn返gù顾resolute, with no thought of turning back
  • jì计fá伐chēng称xūn勋boast about one's achievements
  • jì计chū出wàn万quán全devise a foolproof plan
  • jì计chū出wàn万sǐ死to make a desperate plan
  • jì计chū出wú无nài奈a plan born of helplessness
  • jì计chū出wú无liáo聊a desperate plan
  • jì计gōng功shòu受jué爵award ranks according to merit

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Questions about 计绌方匮

What does 计绌方匮 mean?

计绌方匮 (jì chù fāng kuì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be at one's wits' end due to a lack of plans or strategies”.

How do you pronounce 计绌方匮?

计绌方匮 is pronounced jì chù fāng kuì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 计绌方匮 literally mean?

Literally, 计绌方匮 means “Plans depleted, strategies exhausted”. It is used to mean “to be at one's wits' end due to a lack of plans or strategies”.

What is the Chinese definition of 计绌方匮?

计谋不足,方略匮竭。

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