- 怎么得了
- zěnmedéliǎowhere will it all end; what a terrible thing it would be; this is one hell of a mess* * *zen3 me5 de2 liao3how can this be?, what's to be done?, what an awful mess!* * *怎么得了zěn me dé liǎoWhere will it all end?; What a terrible thing it would be!; This is one hell of a mess.; There is no telling what serious consequences will ensure (follow).* * *怎麼得了|怎么得了 [zěn me dé liǎo] ► how can this be? ► what's to be done? ► what an awful mess!
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.