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無力回天

简无力回天 · 繁無力回天

Mandarin · pinyin wú lì huí tiān

(idiom) powerless to save the situation; unable to avert disaster

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力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
回: huí · return, turn around; a time
天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–4–2–1 · wu2 li4 hui2 tian1

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