"身不由己" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control / unable to do anything about it / (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself) syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
人在江湖,身不由己 rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ (proverb) you can't always do as you like / one has to compromise in this world

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