奈何 [－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to do something to sb
  2. to deal with
  3. to cope
  4. how?
  5. to no avail
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 連詞
    表示​冇​辦法
    unfortunate; pitiful; a helpless situation
    • 無可奈何
      无可奈何
      There is no help for it.
    • 奈何我哋始終都趕唔切。
      奈何我哋始终都赶唔切。
      It's a pity that we could not arrive on time in the end.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, literary
    to no avail
  2. adv, literary
    what is to be done; what can be done
  3. adv, literary
    how; what
  4. verb, literary
    to deal with; to cope with
  5. verb, literary
    to do something to somebody
  6. noun, literary
    way out
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    虽受邀参加今晚一个精彩万分的派对，奈何明日不得不打起精神出席会议，只好推辞了。
    雖受邀參加今晚一個精彩萬分的派對，奈何明日不得不打起精神出席會議，只好推辭了。
    suī shòu yāo cān jiā jīn wǎn yí gè jīng cǎi wàn fēn de pài duì ， nài hé míng rì bù dé bù dǎ qǐ jīng shén chū xí huì yì ， zhǐ hǎo tuī cí le 。
    • I got an invitation to a party tonight that I know would be a lot of fun but I have to be in my best form for tomorrow's meeting so I had to turn it down.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    若然九十七岁死，奈何桥上等三年。
    若然九十七歲死，奈何橋上等三年。
    joek6 jin4 gau2 sap6 cat1 seoi3 sei2, noi6 ho4 kiu4 soeng6 dang2 saam1 nin4
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  2. Cantonese
    而家经济唔好，老板话要减人工，我哋只有无可奈何噉接受。
    而家經濟唔好，老闆話要減人工，我哋只有無可奈何噉接受。
    ji4 gaa1 ging1 zai3 m4 hou2, lou5 baan2 waa6 jiu3 gaam2 jan4 gung1, ngo5 dei6 zi2 jau5 mou4 ho2 noi6 ho4 gam2 zip3 sau6.
    • The economy is not good right now, so the boss said he had to cut our salary; we have no choice but to accept.
  3. Cantonese
    无可奈何
    無可奈何
    • There is no help for it.
  4. Cantonese
    奈何我哋始终都赶唔切。
    奈何我哋始終都趕唔切。
    • It's a pity that we could not arrive on time in the end.
  5. Cantonese
    我本将心照明月，奈何明月照沟渠。
    我本將心照明月，奈何明月照溝渠。
    • It is the moonlight that my heart desires, but it is the sewer to which the moon shines upon.