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Simplfied Chinese
无奈
Traditional Chinese
無奈
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
wú nài
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
mou4 noi6
Short definition helpless
Usage frequency Common
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All available English definitions helplessMDBG iconAdso icon / nolens volensMDBG icon / grudginglyMDBG icon / have no choiceCdict icon / for lack of better optionMDBG icon / without choiceMDBG icon / abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2]MDBG icon / willy-nillyMDBG icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: helpless
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Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: helpless; without choice; for lack of better option; grudgingly; willy-nilly; nolens volens; abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2]
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Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: have no choice'
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(tā) another
(duì) for
生活(shēng huó) life
感到(gǎn dào) to move
(hěn) quite
无奈(wú nài) helpless

He feels powerless about his own life.

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