不得已 (bat1 dak1 ji5) — act against one's will; no choice but to; have no alternative but in Cantonese
batˉ¹不dakˉ¹得jiˏ₅已Mandarin Pinyin: bu4 de2 yi3
Meaning of 不得已
nounact against one's will; no choice but to; have no alternative but
Example Sentences with 不得已
binˍ₆辯cingˉ¹稱haiˍ₆係paat˗₃迫batˉ¹不dakˉ¹得bei2.已。
Claimed it was out of desperation.
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