身不由己 [－－－－]

Jyutping san1 bat1 jau4 gei2
Pinyin shēn bù yóu jǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary
  2. not of one's own volition
  3. in spite of oneself
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    因為​環境​、​身份​嘅​規​限​，​要​做​嘅​嘢​唔​到​自己​決定
    to do something involuntarily; to do something not of one's own free will
    • 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.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be unable to determine for oneself; to be involuntary
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3614
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.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    身不由己
    身不由己
    shēn bù yóu jǐ
    • to be unable to determine for oneself