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沒法

简没法 · 繁沒法

Mandarin · pinyin méi fǎ

at a loss
unable to do anything about it
to have no choice

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沒: méi · not, have not, none; to drown, sink
法: fǎ · law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
没: méi · not, have not, none; drown, sink

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2–3 · mei2 fa3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mut6 faat3

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verb

to be unable to do anything about something

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