qíng fēi dé yǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
compelled by the circumstances (to do sth) / (have) no other choice (but do sth) / (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love
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Original source entry:

情非得已 情非得已 [qing2 fei1 de2 yi3] /compelled by the circumstances (to do sth)/(have) no other choice (but do sth)/(used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love/

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情非得已
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