created sense approved 情非得已 · qíngfēidéyǐ · forced by circumstances — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
情非得已
qíngfēidéyǐ
forced by circumstances
To be compelled by the situation to do something against one's own will; to have no other choice but to act in a certain way. This phrase is also occasionally used as a romantic pun to mean being unable to help falling in love.
情 (bound) → 情 · qíng · situation 非 (literal) → 非 · fēi · not be 得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to permit 已 (bound) → 已 · yǐ · to stop
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