"身不由己" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 shēn bù yóu jǐ (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control / unable to do anything about it / (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
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 rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ (proverb) you can't always do as you like / one has to compromise in this world
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