冇辦法 [－办－]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. There's no way
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, Cantonese
    there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it
    (syn.) 冇辦法, 沒法兒, 無辦法, 沒轍, 無可如何, 冇法子, 無能耐, 無奈何, 無奈得何, 沒辦法, 沒場兒, 無可奈何, 沒奈何, 沒治, 無法, 無結煞, 沒門兒, 沒咒兒念, 無變, 無路, 冇收, 沒有辦法, 無步, 沒法子, 無法度, 冇符, 無變步, 無計可施, 無法無度, 冇計, 無計
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 沒辦法 – 没办法
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    喺呢种情况之下，我地冇办法成功。
    喺呢種情況之下，我地冇辦法成功。
    hai2 nei4 zung2 cing4 fong3 zi1 haa6 ， ngo5 dei6 mou5 baan6 faat3 sing4 gung1 。
    • Under such circumstances, we cannot succeed.
  2. Cantonese
    如果冇办法出席，唔该喺星期三之前通知我。
    如果冇辦法出席，唔該喺星期三之前通知我。
    jyu4 gwo2 mou5 baan6 faat3 ceot1 zik6 ， m4 goi1 hai2 sing1 kei4 saam1 zi1 cin4 tung1 zi1 ngo5 。
    • Please let me know by Wednesday if you can't attend.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    综合各种记载分析，我哋冇办法排除呢段秘史嘅可信性。
    綜合各種記載分析，我哋冇辦法排除呢段秘史嘅可信性。
    zung3 hap6 gok3 zung2 gei3 zoi3 fan1 sik1, ngo5 dei6 mou5 baan6 faat3 paai4 ceoi4 ni1 dyun6 bei3 si2 ge3 ho2 seon3 sing3.
    • Putting various records and analysis together, we cannot rule out the credibility of the secret history.
  2. Cantonese
    我真系冇办法喺呢个环境下做嘢。
    我真係冇辦法喺呢個環境下做嘢。
    ngo5 zan1 hai6 mou5 baan6 faat3 hai2 nei1 go3 waan4 ging2 haa6 zou6 je5.
    • I really can't work in this environment.
  3. Cantonese
    冇实力嘅人系冇办法管治好香港!
    冇實力嘅人係冇辦法管治好香港!
    mou5 sat6 lik6 ge3 jan4 hai6 mou5 baan6 faat3 gun2 zi6 hou2 hoeng1 gong2
    • People with no talent can never govern Hong Kong well!
  4. Cantonese
    我哋冇办法知道古人真正嘅谂法。
    我哋冇辦法知道古人真正嘅諗法。
    ngo5 dei6 mou5 baan6 faat3 zi1 dou3 gu2 jan4 zan1 zing3 ge3 nam2 faat3.
    • We cannot know the real thoughts of ancient people.
  5. Cantonese
    佢一直都冇办法证明自己嘅假说。
    佢一直都冇辦法證明自己嘅假説。
    keoi5 jat1 zik6 dou1 mou5 baan6 faat3 zing3 ming4 zi6 gei2 ge3 gaa2 syut3.
    • He is still unable to prove his hypothesis true.