不由人
bù​yóu​rén

cannot help but

  • created reference approved 不由人 → 不由自主 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不由人 bù​yóu​rén

    不由自主 bù​yóu​zì​zhǔ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 不由人 → 由不得 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不由人 bù​yóu​rén

    由不得 yóu​bu​de

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 不由人 · bù​yóu​rén · cannot help but — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不由人

    bù​yóu​rén

    cannot help but

    To be beyond one's control; to feel or act in a way that is involuntary or compelled by external factors.

    不由 (literal) → 不由 · bù​yóu · can't help 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense