不由自主

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

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• 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

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