- compelled by the circumstances (to do sth)
- (have) no other choice (but do sth)
- (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love
Characters
- 情 (情): (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
- 非 (非): abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
- 得 (得): to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
- 已 (已): already; to stop; then; afterwards
Resources
- Wiktionary: 情非得已
- MDBG: 情非得已
- Examples with 情非得已 on Tatoeba
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