have neither energy(/strength) nor courage; helpless ❍ 彼何人斯，居河之麋？～， 职为乱阶。(《诗经·小雅·巧言》)Who are they?|They are like men who dwell on the banks of the river; |And they have neither strength nor courage,|While yet they rear the steps of disorder!/不过～如阮玲玉，可就正做了吃苦的材料了，…… (鲁迅《且介亭杂文二集·论人言可畏》94) But a helpless woman like Yuan Lingyu is made to suffer，…
无拳无勇wú quán wú yǒnɡ
拳：力气。没有力量，也没有勇气。have neither strength nor courage, helpless