Unable to do anything about a situation; powerless to help or change something.
不能施展力量。指使不上劲或没有能力去做好某件事情、解决某个问题。
清·纪昀《阅微草堂笔记》卷十四此罪至重，微我难解脱，即释迦牟尼亦无能为力也。”
I felt utterly wúnéngwéilì watching the house burn down.
Learn the next connected idiom: 无能为力 (wú néng wéi lì) → 力所能及 (lì suǒ néng jí)
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