created sense approved 不由得 · bùyóude · cannot help — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
不由得
bùyóude
cannot help
To do something instinctively or involuntarily; cannot help but. Used as an adverb to describe a reaction to a situation.
不由 (literal) → 不由 · bùyóu · can't help 得 (bound) → 得 · de · [potential]
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created sense approved 不由得 · bùyóude · cannot help but — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
不由得
bùyóude
cannot help but
to not permit or brook; to leave one no choice but to (often used in the structure [[不由得你不|不由得你不|bu4 you2 de5 ni3 bu4]])
不由 (literal) → 不由 · bùyóu · to not allow 得 (bound) → 得 · de · [potential]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition