created sense approved 奈何天 · nàihétiān · helpless days — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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|牡丹亭|mu3 dan1 ting2]] to describe a beautiful day that feels empty because of one's own loneliness or helplessness.
奈何 (literal) → 奈何 · nàihé · how 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · day
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created sense approved 奈何天 · nàihétiān · Naihe Tian — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
奈何天
nàihétiān
Naihe Tian
(literary) the title of a legendary Qing dynasty play by [[李渔|李漁|li3 yu2]] about a wealthy but ugly man who eventually transforms into a handsome one through acts of kindness.
奈何 (literal) → 奈何 · nàihé · how 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky
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