无可奈何 (wú kě nài hé) | Meaning: have no way out | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances · forced into sth迫不得已pò bù dé yǐ

to have no alternative · frustrated · exasperated · helpless · (conjunction) but unfortunately无奈wú nài

(lit.) to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom) · (fig.) to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)望洋兴叹wàng yáng xīng tàn

only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort万不得已wàn bù dé yǐ

have no way out · have no alternative · abbr. to wú nài