不得已 [－－－]

Jyutping bat1 dak1 ji5
Pinyin bù dé yǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to act against one's will
  2. to have no alternative but to
  3. to have to
  4. to have no choice
  5. must
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    被迫​；​冇​辦法​唔​咁​做
    to be compelled to; to have no choice but to
    • 佢哋離婚，都係不得已㗎咋！
      佢哋离婚，都系不得已㗎咋！
      keoi5 dei6 lei4 fan1, dou1 hai6 bat1 dak1 ji5 gaa3 zaa3!
      They got divorced but they had no choice.
    • 我係不得已先至嚟揾你幫手啫。
      我系不得已先至嚟揾你帮手啫。
      ngo5 hai6 bat1 dak1 ji5 sin1 zi3 wan2 nei5 bong1 sau2 ze1.
      I came to ask you for help because I had no choice.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    having no alternative but to; acting against one's will; having to; imperative
    (syn.) 不获已, 没有办法, 姑不將, 姑不二將, 不獲已, 姑不二将, 姑不将, 沒有辦法
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #272
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    这不是我们的错……大家都是逼不得已才这么做。
    這不是我們的錯……大家都是逼不得已才這麼做。
    zhè bu shì wǒ men de cuò …… dà jiā dōu shì bī bù dé yǐ cái zhè me zuò 。
    • It wasn't our fault... We all had to do it.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢哋离婚，都系不得已㗎咋！
    佢哋離婚，都係不得已㗎咋！
    keoi5 dei6 lei4 fan1, dou1 hai6 bat1 dak1 ji5 gaa3 zaa3!
    • They got divorced but they had no choice.
  2. Cantonese
    我系不得已先至嚟揾你帮手啫。
    我係不得已先至嚟揾你幫手啫。
    ngo5 hai6 bat1 dak1 ji5 sin1 zi3 wan2 nei5 bong1 sau2 ze1.
    • I came to ask you for help because I had no choice.
  3. Cantonese
    我等住啲钱救急，迫不得已先问你借嘅啫。
    我等住啲錢救急，迫不得已先問你借嘅啫。
    ngo5 dang2 zyu6 di1 cin2 gau3 gap1, bik1 bat1 dak1 ji5 sin1 man6 nei5 ze3 ge3 ze1
    • I need the money urgently. I have no other options but to ask you to lend me it.
  4. Cantonese
    迫不得已
    迫不得已
    bik1 bat1 dak1 ji5
    • to have no choice but to do something
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    万不得已
    萬不得已
    wàn bù dé yǐ
    • out of absolute necessity; with no other choice
  2. Mandarin
    不是万不得已
    不是萬不得已
    bù shì wàn bù dé yǐ
    • If we'd had any other choice, ...