迫不得已

Chinese

		to force; to compel; pressing to force; to compel; pressing; urgent	not; no	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	already; to stop; then already; to stop; then; afterwards
trad. (迫不得已)		迫	不	得	已
simp. #(迫不得已)		迫	不	得	已

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pòbùdéyǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bik¹ bat¹ dak¹ ji⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pòbùdéyǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pòbùdéyǐ
    • Wade–Giles: pʻo⁴-pu⁴-tê²-i³
    • Yale: pwò-bù-dé-yǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pohbuderyii
    • Palladius: побудэи (pobudɛi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bik¹ bat¹ dak¹ ji⁵
    • Yale: bīk bāt dāk yíh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bik⁷ bat⁷ dak⁷ ji⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: big¹ bed¹ deg¹ yi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɪk̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiː¹³/

Idiom

迫不得已

1. being forced to; not having a choice

Synonyms

• 逼不得已