不由
Meanings
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- 1.can't help (doing sth)
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Wiktionary
- 1.can't help but; unable to restrain oneself from (doing something)
- 2.to not allow
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不由得 can't help不由自主 (idiom) can't help but; involuntarily身不由己 (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)身不由主 see 身不由己[shēn bù yóu jǐ]言不由衷 to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek不由分说 to allow no explanation行不由径 lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest小野不由美 Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist人在江湖，身不由己 (proverb) you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world