不由

Chinese

		not; no	follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb)
simp. and trad. (不由)		不	由

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùyóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùyóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùyóu
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-yu²
    • Yale: bù-yóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buyou
    • Palladius: бую (buju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

Adverb

不由

1. can't help but; unable to restrain oneself from (doing something)

Derived terms

• 不由分說／不由分说 (bùyóufēnshuō)
• 不由自主 (bùyóuzìzhǔ)

 

Verb

不由

1. to not allow