人
在
江
湖
，
身
不
由
己
r
é
n
z
à
i
j
i
ā
n
g
h
ú
,
s
h
ē
n
b
ù
y
ó
u
j
ǐ
Definitions
1. you can't always do as you like
2. one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
Components
人
rén
–
man
在
zài
–
(located) at
江湖
jiāng hú
–
rivers and lakes
身不由己
shēn bù yóu jǐ
–
without the freedom to act independently (idiom)