万不得已

Traditional: 萬不得已

wàn bù dé yǐ

Dictionary entry

only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort

What does 万不得已 mean?

万不得已 (wàn bù dé yǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort

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万mòused in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-得déto obtain · to get 已yǐalready · to stop

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