燕迟也只能束手无策
“there's nothing Yan Chi can do.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
只要睿王认定
“As long as Prince Rui is convinced,”
燕迟也只能 束手无策
“there's nothing Yan Chi can do.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Court narratives heavily emphasize exploiting generational and factional weaknesses between royal figures to paralyze opponents.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
helpless; at one's wit's end with hands tied
A widespread idiom used across formal and spoken Chinese to depict complete inability to solve a problem.