粵

無mou4能nang4

simp无能
mou4 nang4wú néng

English

  1. incompetence
  2. inability
  3. incapable
  4. powerless
  5. useless; helpless to others

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 冇用;做唔到嘢;幫唔到;能力低下

Examples

  • 我对此无能为力。

    There's nothing I can do about it.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 我无能对你说谎。

    I can't lie to you.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 我们也无能为力。

    There's nothing we can do to help.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 他无能为力,只好放弃计划

    He could do nothing but give up his plan against his will.

    Tatoeba · kooler CC BY

  • 老公性无能,我该怎么办?

    What should I do if my husband is impotent?

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 我不是不同情你,但我實在是無能為力。

    It's not that I am unsympathetic, but I am not able to help you.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 政府官員無能加速社會嘅分化。

    That the government officials are incompetent has accelerated the polarization of society.

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

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