回天乏术 in English hui2 tian1 fa2 shu4 Meaning

Meanings

• unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiomatic expression)
• to fail to save the situation

Pinyin

hui2 tian1 fa2 shu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

回hui2to circle 天tian1day 乏fa2short of 术shu4method