奈何

Chinese

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奈何

(literary) how; what
- 其自亡奈何？ [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
  From: Commentary of Gongyang, c. 206 BCE– 9 CE
  Qí zì wáng nàihé? [Pinyin]
  How did it die on its own?
(literary) what is to be done; what can be done
(literary) to no avail

奈⫽何 (verb-object)

奈何

For pronunciation and definitions of 奈何 – see the following entry.

[noun] the whatevers, the whys and wherefores; however [it may be]

[adverb] howsoever, however [it may be]

Alternative spelling
奈

(This term, 奈何, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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