無法

See also: 无法

Chinese

not have
law; method; way
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
 
trad. (無法)
simp. (无法)

Pronunciation


Verb

無法

  1. unable to; cannot; to have no way to do something
    現在已經無法直視 [MSC, trad.]
    现在已经无法直视 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ xiànzài yǐjīng wúfǎ zhíshì tā le. [Pinyin]
    I can't look him in the eye now.
    對於觀點無法並且願意評論 [MSC, trad.]
    对于观点无法并且愿意评论 [MSC, simp.]
    Duìyú tā de guāndiǎn wǒ wúfǎ bìngqiě bù yuànyì qù pínglùn. [Pinyin]
    I am unable and unwilling to comment on his views.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 無法形容 / 无法形容
  • 無法忍受 / 无法忍受 (intolerable)
  • 無法挽救 / 无法挽救
  • 無法替代 / 无法替代 (irreplaceable)

Adjective

無法

  1. (Classical) lawless

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (無法):
  • Japanese: 無法(むほう) (muhō)
  • Korean: 무법(無法) (mubeop)
  • Vietnamese: vô pháp (無法)

References

  • 周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “冇法”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 386.

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
ほう
Grade: 4
goon on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ho̞ː]

Adjective

()(ほう) • (muhō-na (adnominal ()(ほう) (muhō na), adverbial ()(ほう) (muhō ni))

  1. unreasonable, outrageous
  2. lawless; unlawful

Inflection

Noun

()(ほう) • (muhō

  1. being lawless, unlawful
  2. being outrageous

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

無法 • (mubeop) (hangeul 무법)

  1. hanja form? of 무법 (lawlessness)