不由得
Chinese
| not; no | to be allowed to | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (不由得) |
不 | 由得 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bùyóude
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bùyóude̊
- Wade–Giles: pu4-yu2-tê5
- Yale: bù-yóu-de
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buyou.de
- Palladius: буюдэ (bujudɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ d̥ə³/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bat1 jau4 dak1
- Yale: bāt yàuh dāk
- Cantonese Pinyin: bat7 jau4 dak7
- Guangdong Romanization: bed1 yeo4 deg1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯²¹ tɐk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adverb
不由得
- can't help but (do something)
- 我不由得停住了腳步。從未見過開得這樣盛的藤蘿， [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1982, 宗璞 (Zong Pu), 紫藤蘿瀑布 (Waterfall of Purple Chinese Wisteria)
- Wǒ bùyóude tíngzhùle jiǎobù. Cóngwèi jiànguò kāide zhèyàng shèng de téngluó, [Pinyin]
- I couldn't help but stop walking. I had never seen Chinese Wisteria blooming so abundantly,
我不由得停住了脚步。从未见过开得这样盛的藤萝， [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
Verb
不由得