無能為力

See also: 无能为力

Chinese

		incompetent; lacking ability
trad. (無能為力/無能爲力)		無能	為力/爲力
simp. (无能为力)		无能	为力

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúnéngwéilì

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ nang⁴ wai⁴ lik⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bô-lêng-ûi-le̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúnéngwéilì
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúnéngwéilì
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-nêng²-wei²-li⁴
    • Yale: wú-néng-wéi-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wunengweilih
    • Palladius: унэнвэйли (unɛnvɛjli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ nang⁴ wai⁴ lik⁶
    • Yale: mòuh nàhng wàih lihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ nang⁴ wai⁴ lik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ neng⁴ wei⁴ lig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ nɐŋ²¹ wɐi̯²¹ lɪk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-lêng-ûi-le̍k
    • Tâi-lô: bô-lîng-uî-li̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boileng'uilek
    • IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ui²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ ui²³⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴/

Idiom

無能為力

1. powerless; helpless