身不由己
HSK 7freq #22648
Meanings
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- 1.(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)
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Wiktionary
- 1.to be unable to determine for oneself; to be involuntary
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Etymology
From the Southern drama play 張協狀元 "Top Graduate Zhang Xie", included in the Yongle Encyclopedia
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Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
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