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)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
ほう
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝho̞ː]

Adjective

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

  1. unreasonable, outrageous
  2. unlawful

Inflection

Noun

()(ほう) • (muhō) 

  1. being lawless, unlawful
  2. being outrageous
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