無牙

无牙
wúyá
  1. toothless
  2. (fig.) powerless
  3. ineffectual
  4. weak

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 無 wú
  1. not to have
  2. no
  3. none
  4. not
  5. to lack
  6. un-
  7. -less
2 牙 yá
  1. tooth
  2. ivory

classifier: 顆

Related entries

齾 yà
  1. dented
  2. chipped
  3. gap-toothed
  4. toothless
無力 wúlì
  1. powerless
  2. lacking strength
蒼白無力 cāngbáiwúlì
  1. pale and feeble
  2. powerless
無能 wúnéng
  1. incompetence
  2. inability
  3. incapable
  4. powerless
我无能对你说谎。

I can't lie to you.

I cannot lie to you.

Source: Tatoeba

隔靴搔癢 géxuēsāoyǎng
  1. lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom)
  2. fig. beside the point
  3. ineffectual
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