奈 (noi6) — (used in rhetorical questions) why in Cantonese
noiˍ₆奈Mandarin Pinyin: nai4
Meaning of 奈
noun(used in rhetorical questions) why
noundeal with; cope with
Example Sentences with 奈
mouˎ₄無hoˊ²可noiˍ₆奈hoˎ₄何
Helpless.
mouˎ₄無hoˎ₄何noiˍ₆奈hoˎ₄何。
Helpless.
Words Containing 奈
無可奈何mou4 ho2 noi6 ho4
(saying) have no alternative; have no way out; have Hobson's choice
山奈saan1 noi6
cyanide; sodium cyanide
無奈mou4 noi6
but; however
冇奈何mou5 noi6 ho4
have no other options
奈...唔何noi6…m4 ho4
…cannot intervene / interfere / stop whatever … is doing in anyway; simply can't do anything to … [colloquial]
奈佢唔何noi6 keoi5 m4 ho4
can do nothing with him; have no way to interfere with what he is doing
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