yóu​bu​de

beyond control

Senses

由不得 yóu​bu​de beyond control

expression · not up to someone to decide; to be beyond one's control

这件事由不得你做主。

由不得 yóu​bu​de cannot help

adverb · cannot help but; to do something involuntarily

听了这番话,我由不得掉下泪来。

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