迫不得已 in English po4 bu4 de2 yi3 Meaning

Meanings

• to have no alternative (idiomatic expression); compelled by circumstances
• forced into sth

Pinyin

po4 bu4 de2 yi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

迫po4variant of 迫[po4] 不bu4(negative prefix) 得de2to obtain 已yi3already