身
不
由
己
s
h
ē
n
b
ù
y
ó
u
j
ǐ
Definitions
1. without the freedom to act independently (idiom)
2. involuntary
3. not of one's own volition
4. in spite of oneself
Components
身
shēn
–
body
不由
bù yóu
–
can't help (doing sth)
己
jǐ
–
self
Related Words
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
–
you can't always do as you like
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