情非得已

qíng fēi dé yǐ

Dictionary entry

compelled by the circumstances (to do sth)

What does 情非得已 mean?

情非得已 (qíng fēi dé yǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1compelled by the circumstances (to do sth)

2(have) no other choice (but do sth)

3(used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love

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情qíng(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion · (bound form) situation; condition 非Fēiabbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa 得déto obtain · to get 已yǐalready · to stop

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情非得已

qíng fēi dé yǐ

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