仰屋兴叹

to stare at the ceiling in despair / to find no way out / nothing you can do about it / at the end of one's wits

surname Yang

to face upward / to look up / to admire / to rely on

to lie looking at the ceiling (in despair)

house / room / CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4]

to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect)

feeling or desire to do sth / interest in sth / excitement

to sigh / to exclaim

variant of 嘆|叹[tan4]