無能為力 [无－为－]

Jyutping mou4 nang4 wai4 lik6
Pinyin wú néng wéi lì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. impotent (idiom)
  2. powerless
  3. helpless
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    能力​不足​或者​受到​其他​限制​，​幫​唔​到手
    unable to help
    • 雖然我好想幫你，但係我真係無能為力。
      虽然我好想帮你，但系我真系无能为力。
      seoi1 jin4 ngo5 hou2 soeng2 bong1 nei5, daan6 hai6 ngo5 zan1 hai6 mou4 nang4 wai4 lik6.
      Even though I really want to help you, I am not able to.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    powerless; helpless
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4375
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我对此无能为力。
    我對此無能為力。
    wǒ duì cǐ wú néng wéi lì 。
    • There's nothing I can do about it.
    • I can't do anything about it.
  2. Mandarin
    他无能为力，只好放弃计划
    他無能為力，只好放棄計劃
    tā wú néng wéi lì ， zhǐ hǎo fàng qì jì huà
    • He could do nothing but give up his plan against his will.
  3. Mandarin
    我不是不同情你，但我实在是无能为力。
    我不是不同情你，但我實在是無能為力。
    wǒ bú shi bù tóng qíng nǐ ， dàn wǒ shí zài shì wú néng wéi lì 。
    • It's not that I am unsympathetic, but I am not able to help you.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    讲就天下无敌，做就无能为力
    講就天下無敵，做就無能為力
    gong2 zau6 tin1 haa6 mou4 dik6, zou6 zau6 mou4 nang4 wai4 lik6
    • literally, when talking, the greatest in the world, when doing, there's no way to help
  2. Cantonese
    眼见你咁辛苦，但系我又无能为力。
    眼見你咁辛苦，但係我又無能為力。
    ngaan5 gin3 nei5 gam3 san1 fu2, daan6 hai6 ngo5 jau6 mou4 nang4 wai4 lik6.
    • Seeing you suffer, there is nothing that I could do.
  3. Cantonese
    虽然我好想帮你，但系我真系无能为力。
    雖然我好想幫你，但係我真係無能為力。
    seoi1 jin4 ngo5 hou2 soeng2 bong1 nei5, daan6 hai6 ngo5 zan1 hai6 mou4 nang4 wai4 lik6.
    • Even though I really want to help you, I am not able to.