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無奈

無奈

See also: 无奈

Chinese

		-less; not to have; no -less; not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-	how can one help
trad. (無奈)		無	奈
simp. (无奈)		无	奈

Adjective

無奈

without an alternative; helpless

Adverb

無奈

unfortunately

Conjunction

無奈

however; but

Synonyms

可惜 (kěxī)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wúnài

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄋㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ noi⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vù-nai
Min Nan (POJ): bô-nāi / bû-nāi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wúnài
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄋㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wunay
  - IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ naɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ noi⁶
  - Yale: mòuh noih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ noi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ nɔːi̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vù-nai
  - Hakka Romanization System: vuˇ nai
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vu² nai⁴
  - IPA: /vu¹¹ na̯i⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-nāi / bû-nāi
  - Tâi-lô: bô-nāi / bû-nāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boinai, bunai
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bɤ²⁴⁻²² naɪ²²/, /bu²⁴⁻²² naɪ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bɤ²⁴⁻²² naɪ⁴¹/, /bu²⁴⁻²² naɪ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɤ¹³⁻²² naɪ²²/, /bu¹³⁻²² naɪ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ naɪ³³/, /bu²⁴⁻¹¹ naɪ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ naɪ³³/, /bu²³⁻³³ naɪ³³/