无能为力

Traditional: 無能為力

wú néng wéi lì

Dictionary entry

(idiom) powerless to do anything about it

What does 无能为力 mean?

无能为力 (wú néng wéi lì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) powerless to do anything about it

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无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]能Néngsurname Neng 为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 力Lìsurname Li

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无能为力

wú néng wéi lì

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