不由自主

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Chinese

		can't help but; unable to restrain oneself from; to not allow	to take the initiative; to act autonomously; to have self-determination
simp. and trad. (不由自主)		不由	自主

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùyóuzìzhǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ jau⁴ zi⁶ zyu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bùyóuzìzhǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bùyóuzìhjhǔ
  - Wade–Giles: pu⁴-yu²-tzŭ⁴-chu³
  - Yale: bù-yóu-dz̀-jǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buyoutzyhjuu
  - Palladius: буюцзычжу (bujuczyčžu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ jau⁴ zi⁶ zyu²
  - Yale: bāt yàuh jih jyú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ jau⁴ dzi⁶ dzy²
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ yeo⁴ ji⁶ ju²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡siː²² t͡syː³⁵/

Idiom

不由自主

to not be able to restrain oneself; to feel an irresistible urge (to do something); can't help but; involuntarily; spontaneously

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