無奈
simp无奈mou4 noi6wú nài
English
- to have no alternative
- frustrated
- exasperated
- helpless
- (conjunction) but unfortunately
- helpless; frustrated
- unfortunately
粵語 — Cantonese
- 無可奈何;無能為力;有嘢控制唔到而感到灰心、無力
- 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