第三年第一百九十二天

[nnozomi]

成语
爱莫能助 would like to help but can't, can offer sympathy but no aid
姥姥不疼舅舅不爱 unlikable, no one cares (lit. "grandmother doesn't ache and uncle doesn't love," not technically a chengyu but close enough)
五行缺爱 short on love in the makeup (lit. lacking love among the five elements)
爱莫能助 ài mò néng zhù; 姥姥不疼舅舅不爱 lǎolao bù téng jiújiu bù ài; 五行缺爱 wǔxíng quē ài

词汇
发表, publish; 发出, issue/emit; 发达, developed; 发动, launch; 发明, invention; 发生, happen; 发送, send/transmit/ship; 发言, speak; 发展, development; 开发, development; 沙发, sofa 发表 fābiǎo, publish; 发出 fāchū, issue/emit; 发达 fādá, developed; 发动 fādòng, launch; 发明 fāmíng, invention; 发生 fāshēng, happen; 发送 fāsòng, send/transmit/ship; 发言 fāyán, speak; 发展 fāzhǎn, development; 开发 kāifā, development; 沙发 shāfā, sofa
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

Guardian:
这个忙我爱莫能助, I can't help you with this one, much as I would like to
不良少年嘛，姥姥不疼舅舅不爱, delinquents, no one could love them
我这个人啊，五行缺爱, I'm just not made for love
我要找他试试我的新发明, I need him to come and try out my new invention

Me:
不好意思啊，今天没空，爱莫能助。
那个科学家今年发表了五张论文。

Comments

[halfcactus]

姥姥不疼舅舅不爱 unlikable, no one cares (lit. "grandmother doesn't ache and uncle doesn't love,"
疼 is also a word for love, FYI! A caring/doting/deeply affectionate love.

[nnozomi]

疼 is also a word for love, FYI! A caring/doting/deeply affectionate love.
Oh, good to know! Thanks. Makes me think of 心疼 too.