莫可奈何 — “To have no alternative”
莫可奈何 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have no alternative”. To be utterly helpless; to be unable to do anything about it. Literally, “Have no alternative; be unable to help it”.
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莫可奈何 Pronunciation and Pinyin
莫可奈何 Character Breakdown
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面对突如其来的变故，他感到莫可奈何，只能接受现实。
Faced with the sudden turn of events, he felt utterly helpless and could only accept the reality.
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Synonyms of 莫可奈何
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- mò莫bù不yú逾chǐ侈Everyone is excessively extravagant
- mò莫wéi为yǐ已shèn甚Don't go to extremes
- mò莫zhī之yǔ与jīng京unrivaled; without parallel
- mò莫zhī之shuí谁hé何unchallengeable and beyond reproach
- mò莫yú予dú毒yě也No one can harm me
- mò莫yú余dú毒yě也No one can harm me
- mò莫xìn信zhí直zhōng中zhí直，，xū须fáng防rén人bù不rén仁Don't trust apparent honesty; guard against unkindness
- mò莫zī兹wèi为shèn甚Nothing is more severe than this
- mò莫kě可míng名zhuàng状beyond verbal description
- mò莫kě可jiū究jié诘cannot be thoroughly investigated
- mò莫míng名qí其miào妙baffling or inexplicable
- mò莫zhǎn展yī一chóu筹unable to come up with any solution
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What does 莫可奈何 mean?
莫可奈何 (mò kě nài hé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have no alternative”.
How do you pronounce 莫可奈何?
莫可奈何 is pronounced mò kě nài hé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 莫可奈何 literally mean?
Literally, 莫可奈何 means “Have no alternative; be unable to help it”. It is used to mean “to have no alternative”.
What is the Chinese definition of 莫可奈何?
犹无可奈何。指感到没有办法，只有这样了。