手足无措 (shǒu zú wú cuò) | Meaning: at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

(idiom) to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner; flustered手忙脚乱shǒu máng jiǎo luàn

to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)惊慌失措jīng huāng shī cuò

flustered · agitated慌张huāng zhāng

lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom) · fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation如坐针毡rú zuò zhēn zhān

be at a loss as to what to do · do not know how to move hand and foot · not knowing what to do无所措手足wú suǒ cuò shǒu zú

(idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)七手八脚qī shǒu bā jiǎo

at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered