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無從

简无从 · 繁無從

Mandarin · pinyin wú cóng

not to have access
beyond one's authority or capability
sth one has no way of doing

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從: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
从: cóng · from, by, since, whence, through

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2–2 · wu2 cong2

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mou4 cung4

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adv

to have no way of; to not be in a position to

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