身不由己 (shēn bù yóu jǐ) | Meaning: (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself) | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily不由自主bù yóu zì zhǔ

(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but情不自禁qíng bù zì jīn

can't help it · can't bear it禁不住jīn bu zhù

to adhere · to attach oneself to · to append依附yī fù

to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living仰人鼻息yǎng rén bí xī

demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation · curious coincidence鬼使神差guǐ shǐ shén chāi

(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)