人在江湖，身不由己

rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ

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Definitions

1. you can't always do as you like
2. one has to compromise in this world (idiom)

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Child Words of 人在江湖，身不由己

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 在 在 zài: to exist; to be alive
• 江 江 jiāng: river
• 湖 湖 hú: lake
• 由 由 yóu: to follow
• 身不由己 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ: without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary
• 不由 不由 bù yóu: can't help (doing sth)
• 己 己 jǐ: self
• 江湖 江湖 jiāng hú: rivers and lakes
• 身 身 shēn: body