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Traditional (switch to Simplified)

身不由己

shēn bù yóu jǐ

Definition

  1. without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary
  2. not of one's own volition
  3. in spite of oneself

Character Decomposition

身
=
？
+
？
不
=
丆
+
卜
由
=
冂
+
土
己
=
？
+
乚

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