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人在江湖，身不由己

rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ

9-character word

What 人在江湖，身不由己 means

1. proverbyou can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world

The characters in 人在江湖，身不由己

• 人rénperson; people
• 在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at…
• 江jiāngriver
• 湖húlake
• 身shēnbody; life; oneself
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 由yóuto follow; from; because of; due to
• 己jǐself; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干