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 14 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
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- 第七十四回 Chapter 74 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 1
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