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拿你沒辦法

简拿你没办法 · 繁拿你沒辦法

Mandarin · pinyin ná nǐ méi bàn fǎ

don't know what to do with you (used to express mild exasperation)

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拿: ná · take, hold, grasp; bring; with
你: nǐ · you, second person pronoun
沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
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法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink
办: bàn · manage, do, handle; deal with

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2–3–2–4–3 · na2 ni3 mei2 ban4 fa3

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