沒法子

简 没法子 · 繁 沒法子
Cantonese · source Jyutpingmut6 faat3 zi2

Meanings

  1. cannot do anything about it; cannot be helped
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Reading & tones

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Same syllable, six tones

mutmut1—mut2—抹mut3to smearmut4—mut5—没mut6have not
faatfaat1—faat2—发faat3to send outfaat4—faat5—faat6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: mei2 fa3 zi5. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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CC-Canto · Pleco Inc. · edition 2017-02-02
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Exact source record & identity沒法子 没法子 [mei2 fa3 zi5] {mut6 faat3 zi2} /cannot do anything about it; cannot be helped/

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