I'm afraid I can't help it
Tai Bei he FA, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à IB è IH è f à, which means old age and longevity. From reading mirror by Chen Jiru of Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
The fourth volume of reading mirror written by Chen Jiru of Ming Dynasty: "from the game of bamboo and horse to the game of Taibei and Hefa, they interact with each other."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; of the elderly
Examples
Like the great steps of four haos, ~, long xiangfengzhu. Pu Songling's Taisong Fu in Qing Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : dài bèi hè fā
I'm afraid I can't help it
the words fail to convey the meaning. yán bù dǎi yì
Grinding teeth and chiseling teeth. mó yá záo chǐ
be born under an unlucky star. féng táng yì lǎo
see little of the world and hear little of what is going on outside. guǎ jiàn xiǎn wén
serious and facetious at the same time. yì zhuāng yì xié