人在江湖，身不由己 [－－－－－－－－－]

Jyutping jan4 zoi6 gong1 wu4 san1 bat1 jau4 gei2
Pinyin rén zài jiāng hú ， shēn bù yóu jǐ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    被​身​處​嘅​環​境​所​限制​，​好多​嘢​都​唔​能夠​自己​作主
    a saying which implies that one's life is bound by rules, that one does not have freedom to act

人在江湖，身不由己 [－－－－－－－－－]

Jyutping jan4 zoi6 gong1 wu4 , san1 bat1 jau4 gei2
Pinyin rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. you can't always do as you like
  2. one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    人在江湖，身不由己
    人在江湖，身不由己
    jan4 zoi6 gong1 wu4, san1 bat1 jau4 gei2
    • a saying which implies that one's life is bound by rules, that one does not have freedom to act
  2. Cantonese
    人在江湖，身不由己。
    人在江湖，身不由己。
    jan4 zoi6 gong1 wu4, san1 bat1 jau4 gei2.
    • One must do things he doesn't want to do in the underworld.