| 身不由己 |
shēn bù yóu jǐ |
(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 |
shēn |
body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158 |
| 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 ... |
| 己 |
jǐ |
self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa |