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迫bik1不bat1得dak1已ji5

bik1 bat1 dak1 ji5pò bù dé yǐ

English

  1. to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances
  2. forced into sth
  3. to have no choice but to do something; to be forced to do something due to outside circumstances; to turn to a last resort

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指一個人為形勢所限制,冇其他選擇下,不情不願做某事

Examples

  • 我等住啲錢救急,迫不得已先問你借嘅啫。

    I need the money urgently. I have no other options but to ask you to lend me it.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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