不得已
bat1 dak1 ji5bù dé yǐ
English
- to act against one's will
- to be compelled to; to have no choice but to
- to have no alternative but to
- to have to
- to have no choice
- must
粵語 — Cantonese
- 被迫;冇辦法唔咁做
Examples
佢哋離婚,都係不得已㗎咋!
They got divorced but they had no choice.
我係不得已先至嚟揾你幫手啫。
I came to ask you for help because I had no choice.
这不是我们的错……大家都是逼不得已才这么做。
It wasn't our fault... We all had to do it.
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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk