万ばん止やむを得えず

expression

there is no hope; unavoidable; cannot be helped

Archaic or literary expression meaning a situation is hopeless or unavoidable. The kanji 万 is a rare ateji for ばん, and the phrase is essentially a variant of 止むを得ず (やむをえず).

• 「万ばん止やむを得えず」という表ひょう記きは、古ふるい文ぶん献けんで見みられることがある。

  The spelling 万止むを得ず can be found in old texts.