回天乏术

huí tiān fá shù

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1. (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery

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Child Words of 回天乏术

• 回 回 huí: to circle
• 天 天 tiān: day
• 乏 乏 fá: short of
• 回天 回天 huí tiān: to reverse a desperate situation
• 术 术 shù: method
• 术 术 zhú: various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea