nài​hé

to deal with

  • created sense approved 奈何 · nài​hé · to deal with — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    奈何

    nài​hé

    to deal with

    to do something to someone; to handle or cope with (often used in the negative to mean one cannot do anything about a person)

    奈 (literal) → 奈 · nài · to deal with 何 (literal) → 何 · hé · what

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  • created sense approved 奈何 · nài​hé · how — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    奈何

    nài​hé

    how

    how; in what way; what can be done (used as a rhetorical question to express helplessness or a lack of options)

    奈 (literal) → 奈 · nài · how 何 (literal) → 何 · hé · what

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  • created sense approved 奈何 · nài​hé · why — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    奈何

    nài​hé

    why

    (literary) why; for what reason

    奈 (literal) → 奈 · nài · how 何 (literal) → 何 · hé · why

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  • created sense approved 奈何 · nài​hé · way out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    奈何

    nài​hé

    way out

    a way out; a solution or remedy (often appearing in fixed phrases like [[莫可奈何|莫可奈何|mo4 ke3 nai4 he2]])

    奈 (literal) → 奈 · nài · to deal with 何 (literal) → 何 · hé · what

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