身不由己

without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary / not of one's own volition / in spite of oneself

body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

can't help (doing sth)

to follow / from / because of / due to / by / via / through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa

you can't always do as you like / one has to compromise in this world (idiom)