万不得已 in English wan4 bu4 de2 yi3 Meaning

Meanings

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

Pinyin

wan4 bu4 de2 yi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

万wan4see 万俟[Mo4 qi2] 不bu4(negative prefix) 得de2to obtain 已yi3already