不由自主 [－－－－]

Jyutping bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2
Pinyin bù yóu zì zhǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    控制​唔​到​動作​、​情感​；​唔​想​做​某件事​，​但​身體​或​情感​唔​受​控制​做​咗
    (one's own movements or emotions) uncontrollably; cannot help but; cannot control yourself to do something
    • 佢聽到個消息之後，身體不由自主噉喺度震。
      佢听到个消息之后，身体不由自主噉喺度震。
      keoi5 teng1 dou2 go3 siu1 sik1 zi1 hau6, san1 tai2 bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2 gam2 hai6 dou6 zan3.
      He couldn't help shivering when he heard the news.
  2. 近義詞
    不禁
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to not be able to restrain oneself; to feel an irresistible urge (to do something); can't help but; involuntarily; spontaneously
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #299
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    总统不由自主地笑了起来。
    總統不由自主地笑了起來。
    zǒng tǒng bù yóu zì zhǔ dì xiào le qǐ lai 。
    • The president laughed in spite of himself.
  2. Mandarin
    他不由自主地注意到了妳大概有屋里所有别的女的五倍那么漂亮。
    他不由自主地注意到了妳大概有屋裡所有別的女的五倍那麼漂亮。
    tā bù yóu zì zhǔ dì zhù yì dào liǎo nǐ dà gài yǒu wū lǐ suǒ yǒu bié de nǚ de wǔ bèi nà me piào liang 。
    • He could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as every other woman in the room.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    不由自主
    不由自主
    bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2
    • involuntarily; uncontrollably
  2. Cantonese
    佢听到个消息之后，身体不由自主噉喺度震。
    佢聽到個消息之後，身體不由自主噉喺度震。
    keoi5 teng1 dou2 go3 siu1 sik1 zi1 hau6, san1 tai2 bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2 gam2 hai6 dou6 zan3.
    • He couldn't help shivering when he heard the news.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    校长威严地宣布：“有谁带了BP机，马上交出来！”就像是搜查毒品和枪支弹药。大家呆住了，没有电蛐蛐的擡起头，脸上露出得意的微笑。带了电蛐蛐的不由自主地低下头，目光四处躲闪，像一群刚刚出洞的小老鼠。
    校長威嚴地宣佈：“有誰帶了BP機，馬上交出來！”就像是搜查毒品和槍支彈藥。大家呆住了，沒有電蛐蛐的抬起頭，臉上露出得意的微笑。帶了電蛐蛐的不由自主地低下頭，目光四處躲閃，像一羣剛剛出洞的小老鼠。
    xiào zhǎng wēi yán de xuān bù ： “ yǒu shéi dài le ＢＰ － jī ， mǎ shàng jiāo chū lai ！ ” jiù xiàng shì sōu chá dú pǐn hé qiāng zhī dàn yào ． dà jiā dāi zhù le ， méi yǒu diàn qū qu de tái qǐ tóu ， liǎn shang lù chū dé yì de wēi xiào ． dài le diàn qū qu de bù yóu zì zhǔ de dī xià tóu ， mù guāng sì chù duǒ shǎn ， xiàng yī qún gāng gāng chū dòng de xiǎo lǎo shǔ ．
    • The principal solemnly announced, "Whoever brought a pager must hand it over immediately!" It was just like a search for drugs, firearms and ammunition. Everyone was stunned. Those who did not have a beeper lifted up their heads, smiling smugly. Those who brought a beeper couldn't help but lower their heads, and their evasive eyes looked all over the place, like a mischief of little mice that have just come out of a hole.