# 無計可施
## Chinese

| | | not have | to calculate; to compute; to countto calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan | can; may; able tocan; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis) | distribute (alms); to do; to executedistribute (alms); to do; to execute; to carry out |
| trad. (無計可施) | trad. (無計可施) | 無 | 計 | 可 | 施 |
| simp. (无计可施) | simp. (无计可施) | 无 | 计 | 可 | 施 |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wújìkěshī
    (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mou$^4$ gai$^3$ ho$^2$ si$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wújìkěshī
*** Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wújìkěshih
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^2$-chi$^4$-kʻo$^3$-shih$^1$
*** Yale: wú-jì-kě-shr̄
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wujihkeeshy
*** Palladius: уцзикэши (uczikɛši)
*** Sinological IPA : /u³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mou$^4$ gai$^3$ ho$^2$ si$^1$
*** Yale: mòuh gai hó sī
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mou$^4$ gai$^3$ ho$^2$ si$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mou$^4$ gei$^3$ ho$^2$ xi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /mou̯²¹ kɐi̯³³ hɔː³⁵ siː⁵⁵/

### Idiom

無計可施
* at a loss as to what to do; at one's wits' end; at the end of one's tether

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 沒辦法, 無可奈何, 沒奈何, 無可如何, 無計可施 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 沒法子, 沒法兒, 沒轍, 沒門兒, 沒治, 沒咒兒念 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 沒辦法 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 沒轍, 沒門兒, 沒場兒, 沒咒兒念 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 沒辦法 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 沒有辦法, 沒辦法 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 沒門兒, 沒咒兒念 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 冇辦法, 冇符, 冇計, 冇收 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 冇辦法, 冇計, 冇符, 冇收, 冇法子 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 冇符, 冇計, 冇法子 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 冇辦法 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 冇辦法 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 無辦法, 無結煞, 無法, 無變 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 無法度, 無辦法 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 無法度, 無辦法 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 無法度, 無辦法 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 無法度, 無辦法 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 無法度, 無辦法 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 無法度, 無辦法 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 無能耐 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 無法度, 無法, 無法無度, 無辦法, 無變步, 無變, 無步, 無路, 無奈何 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 無法度, 無法, 無變步, 無變, 無步, 無路, 無奈何 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 無法度, 無法, 無法無度, 無變, 無步, 無路, 無奈何, 無奈得何 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 無變 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 無變 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 無法度 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 無法度 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 無法度 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 無法度 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 無法度 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 無法度, 無步, 無路, 無奈何, 無奈得何 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 無法度 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 無法度 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 無法度, 無奈何 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 無法度, 無辦法, 無變 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 無變, 無法度, 無法, 無辦法 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 無法, 無辦法, 無法度, 無變, 無路, 無奈何 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 無變 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 無辦法, 無計, 無變 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 無變, 無步 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 無變, 無辦法, 無能為 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 無變 |