不
得
已
而
为
之
b
ù
d
é
y
ǐ
é
r
w
é
i
z
h
ī
Definitions
1. to have no other choice
2. to be the last resort
Components
不得已
bù dé yǐ
–
to act against one's will
而
ér
–
and
为
wéi
–
as (in the capacity of)
之
zhī
–
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])