无奈 (無奈) wúnài
wúnài
adjective
helpless; without choice; for lack of better option; grudgingly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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Notes: (CC-CEDICT '無奈'; Guoyu '無奈')
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- 人生二十笑 (一) 争执时友善一笑 展现人生的风度 吃亏时微微一笑 展现人生的肚量 委屈时坦然一笑 展现人生的自信 无奈时幽默一笑 展现人生的境界 危难时泰然一笑 展现人生的定力 生气时平静一笑 展现人生的素养 出糗时会心一笑 展现人生的智慧 挫折时淡然一笑 展现人生的力量 失意时乐观一笑 展现人生的豁达 害怕时轻松一笑 展现人生的勇气(人生二十笑 (一) 爭執時友善一笑 展現人生的風度 吃虧時微微一笑 展現人生的肚量 委屈時坦然一笑 展現人生的自信 無奈時幽默一笑 展現人生的境界 危難時泰然一笑 展現人生的定力 生氣時平靜一笑 展現人生的素養 出糗時會心一笑 展現人生的智慧 挫折時淡然一笑 展現人生的力量 失意時樂觀一笑 展現人生的豁達 害怕時輕鬆一笑 展現人生的勇氣) Twenty Reasons to Laugh (1) A friendly smile in times of quarrel is a demonstration of one's demeanor. A faint smile in times of disadvantage is a demonstration of one's tolerance. A genuine smile in times of aggrievement is a demonstration of one's dignity. A subtle smile in times of helplessness is a demonstration of one's state of mind. A composed smile in times of danger is a demonstration of one's calmness. A peaceful smile in times of anger is a demonstration of one's disposition. A reassuring smile in times of embarrassment is a demonstration of one's wisdom. A bland smile in times of setback is a demonstration of one's strength. A cheerful smile in times of disappointment is a demonstration of one's magnanimity. An airy smile in times of fear is a demonstration of one's courage.
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- Chapter 3: Facing Death - Out of Options 卷三 面對死亡 ■無奈 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 10 - How to Survive 《人間萬事10－怎樣活下去》 — count: 44
- Feeling Powerless 無可奈何 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》 — count: 19
- The Human Warmth of Humanistic Buddhism - 1 人間佛教的人情味 之一 Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism 《佛教叢書10－人間佛教》 — count: 3
- Friendship with Spiritual Friends Abroad 國際道友的情誼 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 7 - A Monastic's Faith 1 《百年佛緣7－僧信篇1》 — count: 3
- The Extraordinary and the Not So Extraordinary 了不起與沒有什麼了不起 Hundred Sayings 4 - Half and Half 《往事百語4－一半一半》 — count: 3
- Hsing Yun Diary 27 - True Spiritual Practice 星雲日記27～真修行 真修行(1994/1/1～1994/1/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 3
- Entrepreneurs and Fo Guang Shan 企業家與佛光山 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 3 - Social Affinities 1 《百年佛緣3－社緣篇1》 — count: 2
- Dancing the Tango Between Self and Others 人我之間要跳探戈 Hundred Sayings 4 - Half and Half 《往事百語4－一半一半》 — count: 2
- 2. India - Asvaghosa: Writer, Artist, and Poet 貳、印度 ■文藝詩人馬鳴菩薩 Buddhism Series 4 - Disciples 《佛教叢書4－弟子》 — count: 2
- Hsing Yun Diary 21 - Compassion is the Treasure of the Buddha's law: An Ordinary Mind 星雲日記21～慈悲是寶藏 平常心(1993/1/16～1993/1/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 2
Collocations
- 感到无奈 (感到無奈) 真是感到無奈 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》, Feeling Powerless 無可奈何 — count: 13
- 无奈地 (無奈地) 董事長滿臉無奈地說 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 9 - It's Lonely at the Top 《迷悟之間(九)高處不勝寒》, Visiting Someone who is Sick 探 病 — count: 9
- 真是无奈 (真是無奈) 真是無奈 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》, Feeling Powerless 無可奈何 — count: 5
- 百般无奈 (百般無奈) 百般無奈 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 3 - A Moment, A Lifetime 《迷悟之間(三)無常的真理》, To Panic is to Err 慌張誤事 — count: 5
- 无奈一些 (無奈一些) 無奈一些鄉民反而需索無度 — Hundred Sayings 1 - Perfectly Willing 《往事百語1－心甘情願》, Perfectly Willing 心甘情願 — count: 4
- 无奈后人 (無奈後人) 無奈後人實行不當 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, Embracing Nature: Ecology from a Buddhist Perspective (1) 佛教與自然生態（上） — count: 3
- 歎无奈 (歎無奈) 也只有慨歎無奈 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》, Feeling Powerless 無可奈何 — count: 3
- 无奈碍 (無奈礙) 無奈礙於規定 — Hundred Sayings 6 - Sentiment and Righteousness 《往事百語6－有情有義》, Propagating the Dharma and Benefiting Sentient Beings 弘法利生 — count: 2
- 无奈朝 (無奈朝) 無奈朝來寒雨晚來風 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 7 - Having Meaningful Interests 《迷悟之間(七)生活的情趣》, Logical and Sentimental Natures 理情與感性 — count: 2
- 信徒无奈 (信徒無奈) 信徒無奈 — Hundred Sayings 1 - Perfectly Willing 《往事百語1－心甘情願》, The Buddha can also be Slandered 佛陀也會被人毀謗 — count: 2