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不由得
  bat1 jau4 dak1   jyutping
  bu4 you2 de5   pinyin
can't help; cannot but; as a natural consequence

adverb

Level: 4   Google Frequency: 2,680,000

This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
不由得

This word has been viewed 1679 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 20th Nov 2004 18:15 and last edited on 18th Dec 2014 03:25
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Characters in this word:

 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 jau4  -  cause, reason; from
 dak1  -  get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must
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