DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to have no other choice / to be the last resortSources & editorial notes
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Original source entry:
不得已而為之 不得已而为之 [bu4 de2 yi3 er2 wei2 zhi1] /to have no other choice/to be the last resort/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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