愛莫能助
Appearance
See also: 爱莫能助
Chinese
[edit]to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like |
do not; there is none who | ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able |
to help; to assist | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
trad. (愛莫能助) | 愛 | 莫 | 能 | 助 | |
simp. (爱莫能助) | 爱 | 莫 | 能 | 助 | |
Literally: “would like to, (but) unable to help”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: àimònéngjhù
- Wade–Giles: ai4-mo4-nêng2-chu4
- Yale: ài-mwò-néng-jù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aymohnengjuh
- Palladius: аймонэнчжу (ajmonɛnčžu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: oi3 mok6 nang4 zo6
- Yale: oi mohk nàhng joh
- Cantonese Pinyin: oi3 mok9 nang4 dzo6
- Guangdong Romanization: oi3 mog6 neng4 zo6
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɔːi̯³³ mɔːk̚² nɐŋ²¹ t͡sɔː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]愛莫能助