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万不得已 in English
wan4 bu4 de2 yi3 Meaning
Meanings
only when absolutely essential (idiomatic expression); as a last resort
Simplified Characters
万
不
得
已
Traditional Characters
萬
不
得
已
Pinyin
wan4 bu4 de2 yi3
Literal
Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.
万
wan4
see 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
不
bu4
(negative prefix)
得
de2
to obtain
已
yi3
already
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