無奈 [无－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to have no alternative
  2. frustrated
  3. exasperated
  4. helpless
  5. (conjunction) but unfortunately
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    遇到​無法​避免​嘅​轉​折​；​可惜​；​不幸
    unfortunately
    • 本來我哋打算今日去旅行，無奈天公不做美去唔成。
      本来我哋打算今日去旅行，无奈天公不做美去唔成。
      bun2 loi4 ngo5 dei6 daa2 syun3 gam1 jat6 heoi3 leoi5 hang4, mou4 noi6 tin1 gung1 bat1 zou6 mei5 heoi3 m4 seng4.
      Originally we planned to go for a picnic today. Unfortunately, the weather is so bad that we cannot go.
  2. 形容詞
    無可​奈何​；​無能​為力​；​有​嘢​控制​唔​到​而​感到​灰心​、​無力
    helpless; frustrated
    • 件事攪成噉，我都覺得好無奈。
      件事搅成噉，我都觉得好无奈。
      gin6 si6 gaau2 seng4 gam2, ngo5 dou1 gok3 dak1 hou2 mou4 noi6.
      I am so frustrated that the matter has developed in such a way.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to be without an alternative; to be helpless
  2. conj
    however; but
    (syn.) 但是
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #801
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他对生活感到很无奈。
    他對生活感到很無奈。
    tā duì shēng huó gǎn dào hěn wú nài 。
    • He feels powerless about his own life.
  2. Mandarin
    我无奈只得跟随着她。
    我無奈只得跟隨着她。
    wǒ wú nài zhǐ dé gēn suí zhe tā 。
    • I was compelled to follow her.
    • I couldn't help but follow her.
  3. Mandarin
    “天天寒暄就是我们做的所有事了。”汤姆无奈地回答。
    “天天寒暄就是我們做的所有事了。”湯姆無奈地回答。
    “ tiān tiān hán xuān jiù shì wǒ men zuò de suǒ yǒu shì le 。” tāng mǔ wú nài dì huí dá 。
    • "Exchanging courtesies every day is all we've done," Tom answered with resignation.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    喺迫于无奈底下
    喺迫於無奈底下
    hai2 bik1 jyu1 mou4 noi6 dai2 haa6
    • to have no choice but
  2. Cantonese
    以前好多家庭都因为太穷，逼于无奈要卖咗个仔。
    以前好多家庭都因為太窮，逼於無奈要賣咗個仔。
    ji5 cin4 hou2 do1 gaa1 ting4 dou1 jan1 wai6 taai3 kung4, bik1 jyu1 mou4 noi6 jiu3 maai6 zo2 go3 zai2
    • In the olden days, many families were so poor that they had to resort to selling their sons.
  3. Cantonese
    无奈嘅系事实摆在眼前，我哋都好似做唔到啲咩咁，只可以继续用「怀疑」去形容呢啲种票事件。
    無奈嘅係事實擺在眼前，我哋都好似做唔到啲咩咁，只可以繼續用「懷疑」去形容呢啲種票事件。
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  4. Cantonese
    本来我哋打算今日去旅行，无奈天公不做美去唔成。
    本來我哋打算今日去旅行，無奈天公不做美去唔成。
    bun2 loi4 ngo5 dei6 daa2 syun3 gam1 jat6 heoi3 leoi5 hang4, mou4 noi6 tin1 gung1 bat1 zou6 mei5 heoi3 m4 seng4.
    • Originally we planned to go for a picnic today. Unfortunately, the weather is so bad that we cannot go.
  5. Cantonese
    件事搅成噉，我都觉得好无奈。
    件事攪成噉，我都覺得好無奈。
    gin6 si6 gaau2 seng4 gam2, ngo5 dou1 gok3 dak1 hou2 mou4 noi6.
    • I am so frustrated that the matter has developed in such a way.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    喺老师百般劝解之下，佢仍然唔肯讲出真相，令到老师万般无奈。
    喺老師百般勸解之下，佢仍然唔肯講出真相，令到老師萬般無奈。
    hai2 lou5 si1 baak3 bun1 hyun3 gaai2 zi1 haa6, keoi5 jing4 jin4 m4 hang2 gong2 ceot1 zan1 soeng3, ling6 dou3 lou5 si1 maan6 bun1 mou4 noi6.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    可惜，这是个真实的世界，真实的世界里有普通人，有拥挤和喧嚣，有辛酸及无奈，唯独没有童话般的不食人间烟火的爱情。
    可惜，這是個真實的世界，真實的世界裏有普通人，有擁擠和喧囂，有辛酸及無奈，唯獨沒有童話般的不食人間煙火的愛情。
    kě xī ， zhè shì ge zhēn shí de shì jiè ， zhēn shí de shì jiè lǐ yǒu pǔ tōng rén ， yǒu yōng jǐ hé xuān xiāo ， yǒu xīn suān jí wú nài ， wéi dú méi yǒu tóng huà bān de bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ de ài qíng ．
    • Unfortunately, this is the real world; the real world that contains normal people. The real world is crowded and noisy, and is filled with bitterness and compromise. Only there's no such thing as the other-worldly romantic love that you read about in fairy-tales.