nàihétiān
helpless days
奈何天 nàihétiān
- helpless days
- (literary) time that one can do nothing about; a period of listlessness or boredom. This phrase was famously used in the Ming dynasty play 牡丹亭 mǔdāntíng to describe a beautiful day that feels empty because of one's own loneliness or helplessness.
- Naihe Tian
- (literary) the title of a legendary Qing dynasty play by 李渔 lǐyú about a wealthy but ugly man who eventually transforms into a handsome one through acts of kindness.