無可奈何
ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ
“having no alternative; having no way out; unable to do anything about it”
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無
ㄨˊ
Not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less; used in Buddhist phrases like 'namo'.
可
ㄎㄜˇ
Able to; can; may; to permit; to approve; suitable; worth; but; however; certainly; very.
奈
ㄋㄞˋ
To bear or endure; to be able to handle or manage; used in expressions of helplessness or futility; indicates a surprising turn of events.
何
ㄏㄜˊ
What; which; who; where; how; why; to carry; surname He.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 可以ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇcan; may; to be able to; to be possible; not bad; pretty good
- 可能ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊpossible; might happen; maybe; perhaps; possibility; probability.
- 無法ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇunable to; incapable of; no way to; no method to
- 如何ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊhow; in what way; what method; why; what to do
- 任何ㄖㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊany; whatever; whichever; no matter what.
- 可是ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋbut; however; yet; indeed; could it be that; just happens to be
- 不可ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇcannot; must not; should not; impossible; not allowed.
- 不可能ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊimpossible; not possible; cannot happen or be done.
- 無論ㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋno matter what; regardless of; used to introduce a condition that does not affect the outcome; let alone; not to mention
- 為何ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊwhy; for what reason
- 毫無ㄏㄠˊ ㄨˊnot in the least; completely lacking; utterly without
- 可愛ㄎㄜˇ ㄞˋadorable; cute; lovely; endearing