由不得
yóu​bu​de

to be beyond control

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

    由不得 yóu​bu​de

    不由得 bù​yóu​de

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 由不得 · yóu​bu​de · to be beyond control — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    由不得

    yóu​bu​de

    to be beyond control

    To be out of one's hands or beyond one's control; to not allow someone to have their way.

    yóu​bù​dé

    由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · to let 不得 (literal) → 不得 · bu​de · [potential]

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 由不得 · yóu​bu​de · cannot help — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    由不得

    yóu​bu​de

    cannot help

    Used as an adverb to mean cannot help but or involuntarily.

    yóu​bù​dé

    由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · to let 不得 (literal) → 不得 · bu​de · [potential]

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

    created sense