粵

無mou4奈noi6

simp无奈
mou4 noi6wú nài

English

  1. to have no alternative
  2. frustrated
  3. exasperated
  4. helpless
  5. (conjunction) but unfortunately
  6. helpless; frustrated
  7. unfortunately

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 無可奈何;無能為力;有嘢控制唔到而感到灰心、無力
  2. 遇到無法避免嘅轉折;可惜;不幸

Examples

  • 他对生活感到很无奈。

    He feels powerless about his own life.

    Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY

  • 我无奈只得跟随着她。

    I was compelled to follow her.

    Tatoeba · ChinesePoster CC BY

  • “天天寒暄就是我们做的所有事了。”汤姆无奈地回答。

    "Exchanging courtesies every day is all we've done," Tom answered with resignation.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 件事攪成噉,我都覺得好無奈。

    I am so frustrated that the matter has developed in such way.

  • 本來我哋打算今日去旅行,無奈天公不做美去唔成。

    Originally we planned to go for a picnic today. Unfortunately, the weather is so bad that we cannot go.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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