| 不由自主 |
bù yóu zì zhǔ |
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不由 |
bù yóu |
can't help (doing sth) |
| 由 |
yóu |
to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... |
| 自 |
zì |
(bound form) self; oneself / from; since / naturally; as a matter of course |
| 自主 |
zì zhǔ |
to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs |
| 主 |
zhǔ |
owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) |