愛莫能助

See also: 爱莫能助

Chinese

		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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): àimònéngzhù

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): oi³ mok⁶ nang⁴ zo⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: àimònéngzhù
    • 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/
• 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/

Idiom

愛莫能助

1. unable to help, despite wanting to