Read Edit View history 身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ HSK7 involuntarily Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ involuntarily (idiom) unable to do as one wishes due to circumstances beyond one's control; having no choice in how to act Edit Delete References Add reference see 人在江湖，身不由己/人在江湖，身不由己 → 身不由己/身不由己 Edit Delete same_as 身不由主/身不由主 → 身不由己/身不由己 Edit Delete
身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ involuntarily (idiom) unable to do as one wishes due to circumstances beyond one's control; having no choice in how to act Edit Delete