不得已而為之

Chinese

		having no alternative but to; acting against one's will; having to having no alternative but to; acting against one's will; having to; imperative	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	's; him/her/it; this
trad. (不得已而為之/不得已而爲之)		不得已	而	為/爲	之
simp. (不得已而为之)		不得已	而	为	之

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùdéyǐ ěr wéi zhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄦˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ dak¹ ji⁵ ji⁴ wai⁴ zi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùdéyǐ ěr wéi zhī [Phonetic: bùdéyíěrwéizhī]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄦˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùdéyǐ ěr wéi jhih
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-tê²-i³ êrh³ wei² chih¹
    • Yale: bù-dé-yǐ ěr wéi jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buderyii eel wei jy
    • Palladius: будэи эр вэй чжи (budɛi er vɛj čži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ dak¹ ji⁵ ji⁴ wai⁴ zi¹
    • Yale: bāt dāk yíh yìh wàih jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ dak⁷ ji⁵ ji⁴ wai⁴ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ deg¹ yi⁵ yi⁴ wei⁴ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ jiː¹³ jiː²¹ wɐi̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

不得已而為之

1. to do something against one's will; to have no choice but to do something