由不得

yóu bu de

Dictionary entry

cannot help

What does 由不得 mean?

由不得 (yóu bu de) has the following dictionary meaning.

1cannot help

2to be beyond control of

Character breakdown

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由yóuto follow · from 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-得déto obtain · to get

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由不得

yóu bu de

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