情非得已 (cing1 fei1 dak1 ji5) — v. compelled to do something, verb form of irresistible in Cantonese
cingˉ¹情feiˉ¹非dakˉ¹得jiˏ₅已Mandarin Pinyin: qing1 fei1 de5 yi3
Meaning of 情非得已
nounv. compelled to do something, verb form of irresistible
Example Sentences with 情非得已
niˉ¹呢fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工cingˎ₄情feiˉ¹非dakˉ¹得ji5.已。
This job is taken out of necessity.
keoiˏ₅佢ziˊ²只haiˍ₆係cingˎ₄情feiˉ¹非dakˉ¹得ji5.已。
He/She just had to.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係cingˎ₄情feiˉ¹非dakˉ¹得ji5.已。
He/She did it out of necessity.
ngoˏ₅我cingˎ₄情feiˉ¹非dakˉ¹得ji5.已。
I had no choice.
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係cingˎ₄情feiˉ¹非dakˉ¹得ji5.已。
It really was unavoidable.
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