created reference approved 人在江湖，身不由己 → 江湖 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
人在江湖，身不由己 rénzàijiānghúshēnbùyóujǐ
江湖 jiānghú
see
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created reference approved 人在江湖，身不由己 → 身不由己 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
人在江湖，身不由己 rénzàijiānghúshēnbùyóujǐ
身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 人在江湖，身不由己 · rénzàijiānghúshēnbùyóujǐ · to be unable to do as one likes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
人在江湖，身不由己
rénzàijiānghúshēnbùyóujǐ
to be unable to do as one likes
one has to compromise in this world; used to describe a situation where one's actions are limited by social obligations or external pressures beyond their control
人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 在 (literal) → 在 · zài · to be at 江湖 (literal) → 江湖 · jiānghú · rivers and lakes ， (non_chinese) 身不由己 (literal) → 身不由己 · shēnbùyóujǐ · involuntarily
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