無可奈何 [无－－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. have no way out
  2. have no alternative
  3. abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) Helpless
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    冇​方法​可以​處理​；​冇​得​揀
    to have no alternative; to have no choice but to
    • 而家經濟唔好，老闆話要減人工，我哋只有無可奈何噉接受。
      而家经济唔好，老板话要减人工，我哋只有无可奈何噉接受。
      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.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to have no way out; to have no alternative; to have no choice; to feel helpless about; to be unable to do anything with; to resign oneself to (doing something unpleasant); to be at the end of one's resources
    (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. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4370
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 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.
  2. Cantonese
    无可奈何
    無可奈何
    • There is no help for it.