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不得已
  bat1 dak1 ji5   jyutping
  bu4 de2 yi3   pinyin
act against one's will; no choice but to; have no alternative but


Level: 3   Google Frequency: 2,520,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
不得已

This word has been viewed 2077 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 20th Nov 2004 17:14 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 dak1  -  get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must
 ji5  -  already; finish; stop; cease
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