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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: àimònéngzhù
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aymohnengjuh
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: oi³ mok⁶ nang⁴ zo⁶
  - Yale: oi mohk nàhng joh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: oi³ mok⁹ nang⁴ dzo⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: oi³ mog⁶ neng⁴ zo⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /ɔːi̯³³ mɔːk̚² nɐŋ²¹ t͡sɔː²²/

Idiom

愛莫能助

unable to help, despite wanting to

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