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没奈何

mò nài hédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to have no alternative / to be helpless
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-d3c89f9a48e2f68b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

沒奈何 没奈何 [mo4 nai4 he2] /to have no alternative; to be helpless/

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Other forms in these source records: 沒奈何

  • 没
    méi

    (negative prefix for verbs) have not / not

    mò

    drowned / to end / to die / to inundate

  • 奈
    nài

    used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wú nài] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mò kě nài hé] (literary) / used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words

  • 何
    hé

    what / how / why / which / carry

    Hé

    surname He

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.