fú​bu​qǐ​de'ā​dǒu

a hopeless case

  1. verb
    to support
    to support with the hand; to help someone up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to support a sick or injured person
  2. cannot afford to
    Used after a verb to indicate that one lacks the money, status, or ability to perform the action
  3. de particle
    [possessive/attributive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes; also used to indicate a possessive relationship.
  4. A-dou
    The childhood nickname of 刘禅 liú​shàn, the second and final emperor of the Shu Han kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period; he is historically remembered for being inept and weak-willed.