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Chinese
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body; torso; person body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit |
not; no
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follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to someone) |
6th heavenly stem; self
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| trad. (身不由己)
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身
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不
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由
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己
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| simp. #(身不由己)
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身
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不
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由
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己
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Etymology
From the Southern drama play 張協狀元 "Top Graduate Zhang Xie", included in the Yongle Encyclopedia:
Pronunciation
Idiom
身不由己
- to be unable to determine for oneself; to be involuntary
Derived terms
Descendants