爱莫能助
àimò-néngzhùTraditional 愛莫能助
willing but unable to help
Every meaning
àimò-néngzhù
- willing but unable to help
Its characters
- 爱àito love
- 莫mòdon't; must not (as in 莫说)
- 能néngcan; to be able to
- 助zhùto help; to assist
Words with 爱
Words with 莫
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.