身不由己 shēn bùyóu jǐ

shēn bùyóu jǐ set phrase without the freedom to act independently; involuntary; not of one's own volition
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '身不由己')

Contained in

• 人在江湖，身不由己 you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 第二回 Chapter 47 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
• 第七十四回 Chapter 74 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 1
• 第二回 Chapter 12 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
• 第二回 Chapter 14 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
• 第二回 Chapter 41 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1