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無能為力 (mou4 nang4 wai4 lik6) — powerless or impotent; (lit.) without any ability to use as a strength in Cantonese

mouˎ₄無nangˎ₄能waiˎ₄為likˍ₆力
简 无能为力
Mandarin Pinyin: wu2 neng2 wei2 li4

Meaning of 無能為力

nounpowerless or impotent; (lit.) without any ability to use as a strength

Example Sentences with 無能為力

講就天下無敵，做就無能為力。
[He] talks as if no one in the world could match him, but when he must act, he is completely incapable.
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Characters in 無能為力

無mou4
no matter what (or how); not yet
能nang4
ability; capability; skill
為wai4
used after an adverb for emphasis, e.g. 極為, 頗為
力lik6
KangXi radical 19

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