无可奈何

Traditional: 無可奈何

wú kě nài hé

Dictionary entry

have no way out

What does 无可奈何 mean?

无可奈何 (wú kě nài hé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1have no way out

2have no alternative

3abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4]

Character breakdown

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无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit 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 何Hésurname He

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无可奈何

wú kě nài hé

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