万般无奈

Traditional: 萬般無奈

wàn bān wú nài

Dictionary entry

to have no way out

What does 万般无奈 mean?

万般无奈 (wàn bān wú nài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to have no way out

2to have no alternative

Character breakdown

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万mòused in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]般bānsort · kind 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]奈nàiused in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary) · used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words

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万般无奈

wàn bān wú nài

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