万不得已 in English wan4 bu4 de2 yi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • only when absolutely essential (idiomatic expression); as a last resort

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Pinyin

wan4 bu4 de2 yi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

wan4see 万俟[Mo4 qi2] bu4(negative prefix) de2to obtain yi3already