80001088-a 'to be willing to help, but be unable to do so (wangwenjie)';
 
Chinese (simplified) 爱莫能助
Definitions
Chinese (simplified)
虽然心中同情，但无法帮助； 愿意却无法帮助 (wangwenjie)
English
to be willing to help, but be unable to do so (wangwenjie)
to be sympathetic, but to be unable to help (wangwenjie)
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Domain–Usage: Chinese four-character idiom
Semantic Field: unknown
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