Pinyin Dictionary results for "bu you"

不由
can't help (doing sth)
不由分说
to allow no explanation
不由得
can't help; cannot but
不由自主
can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
人在江湖,身不由己
you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
小野不由美
Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist
毫不犹豫
without the slightest hesitation
行不由径
lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest
言不由衷
to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek; saying one thing but meaning sth different
身不由己
without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself
靡不有初,鲜克有终
almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle
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