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無可奈何

無可奈何

See also: 无可奈何

Chinese

		cannot; can't	how
trad. (無可奈何)		無可	奈何
simp. (无可奈何)		无可	奈何

Verb

無可奈何

to have no way out; to have no alternative

Synonyms

沒奈何／没奈何 (mònàihé)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wúkěnàihé

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ ho² noi⁶ ho⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wúkěnàihé
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wukeenayher
  - IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ naɪ̯⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ ho² noi⁶ ho⁴
  - Yale: mòuh hó noih hòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ ho² noi⁶ ho⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ nɔːi̯²² hɔː²¹/