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无奈
無奈
wú
nài
to have no alternative
frustrated
exasperated
helpless
(conjunction) but unfortunately
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Entry Composition
1
无
wú
not to have
no
none
not
to lack
un-
-less
2
奈
nài
used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as
无奈
wú
nài
and
莫可奈何
mò
kě
nài
hé
(literary)
used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words