人在江湖，身不由己

rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ

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Definisi

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

Kata penyusun 人在江湖，身不由己

不
bù

no; not so

人
rén

person; people

在
zài

to exist; to be alive

江
jiāng

river

湖
hú

lake

由
yóu

to follow

身不由己
shēn bù yóu jǐ

without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary

不由
bù yóu

can't help (doing sth)

己
jǐ

self

江湖
jiāng hú

rivers and lakes

身
shēn

body