無從 [无从]

Jyutping mou4 cung4
Pinyin wú cóng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. not to have access
  2. beyond one's authority or capability
  3. sth one has no way of doing
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    唔​知​由​邊度​開始
    without knowing where to begin
    • 無從入手
      无从入手
      mou4 cung4 jap6 sau6
      to not know how to start with
    • 無從稽考
      无从稽考
      mou4 cung4 kai1 haau2
      impossible to verify, impossible to find evidence regarding something
    • 無從解釋
      无从解释
      mou4 cung4 gaai2 sik1
      to not know how to begin to explain
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    to have no way of; to not be in a position to
    (syn.) 無帶, 无带
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这首诗是不是莎士比亚写的，恐怕是无从考究的了。
    這首詩是不是莎士比亞寫的，恐怕是無從考究的了。
    zhè shǒu shī shì bù shì shā shì bǐ yà xiě de ， kǒng pà shì wú cóng kǎo jiū de le 。
    • Whether Shakespeare wrote this poem or not will probably remain a mystery.
  2. Mandarin
    我们爱自己的母亲，几乎不无从知晓，无从感受，就像是活着的本能。
    我們愛自己的母親，幾乎不無從知曉，無從感受，就像是活着的本能。
    wǒ men ài zì jǐ de mǔ qīn ， jī hū bù wú cóng zhī xiǎo ， wú cóng gǎn shòu ， jiù xiàng shì huó zhe de běn néng 。
    • We love our mother almost without knowing it, without feeling it, as it is as natural as to live.
  3. Mandarin
    我无从得知。
    我無從得知。
    wǒ wú cóng dé zhī 。
    • I have no way of knowing that.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    无从入手
    無從入手
    mou4 cung4 jap6 sau6
    • to not know how to start with
  2. Cantonese
    无从稽考
    無從稽考
    mou4 cung4 kai1 haau2
    • impossible to verify, impossible to find evidence regarding something
    • impossible to verify
  3. Cantonese
    无从解释
    無從解釋
    mou4 cung4 gaai2 sik1
    • to not know how to begin to explain
  4. Cantonese
    无从判断
    無從判斷
    mou4 cung4 pun3 dyun6
    • can't tell; cannot determine
  5. Cantonese
    当局喺八日内将遗体火化，家属无从追查死因。
    當局喺八日內將遺體火化，家屬無從追查死因。
    dong1 guk6 hai2 baat3 jat6 noi6 zoeng1 wai4 tai2 fo2 faa3, gaa1 suk6 mou4 cung4 zeoi1 caa4 sei2 jan1.
    • The authorities cremated the body within eight days that the family members had no way to investigate the cause of the death.