"人在江湖,身不由己" meaning in 漢語

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Proverb

IPA: /ʐən³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological-IPA]
  1. 隨環境漂泊,被迫適應,無可奈何地改變自己
    Sense id: zh-人在江湖,身不由己-zh-proverb-ELKBBvtz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "官話詞元",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "官話諺語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「不」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「人」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「在」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「己」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「江」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「湖」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「由」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "帶「身」的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有1個詞條的頁面",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有國際音標的漢語詞",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "有詞條的頁面",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "漢語詞元",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "漢語諺語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "漢語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "人身處在環境中,身體由不得自己的無可奈何",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "pos_title": "諺語",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "隨環境漂泊,被迫適應,無可奈何地改變自己"
      ],
      "id": "zh-人在江湖,身不由己-zh-proverb-ELKBBvtz"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rén zài jiānghú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shēnbùyóujǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rén zài jiānghú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shēnbùyóujǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rén zài jianghú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shenbùyóujǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jên² tsai⁴ chiang¹-hu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shên¹-pu⁴-yu²-chi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rén dzài jyāng-hú-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shēn-bù-yóu-jǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ren tzay jianghwu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shenbuyoujii"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "жэнь цзай цзянху"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "шэньбуюцзи (žɛnʹ czaj czjanxu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "šɛnʹbujuczi)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐən³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "人在江湖,身不由己"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "官話詞元",
    "官話諺語",
    "帶「不」的漢語詞",
    "帶「人」的漢語詞",
    "帶「在」的漢語詞",
    "帶「己」的漢語詞",
    "帶「江」的漢語詞",
    "帶「湖」的漢語詞",
    "帶「由」的漢語詞",
    "帶「身」的漢語詞",
    "有1個詞條的頁面",
    "有國際音標的漢語詞",
    "有詞條的頁面",
    "漢語詞元",
    "漢語諺語"
  ],
  "lang": "漢語",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "人身處在環境中,身體由不得自己的無可奈何",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "pos_title": "諺語",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "隨環境漂泊,被迫適應,無可奈何地改變自己"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rén zài jiānghú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shēnbùyóujǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rén zài jiānghú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shēnbùyóujǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rén zài jianghú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shenbùyóujǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jên² tsai⁴ chiang¹-hu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Wade–Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shên¹-pu⁴-yu²-chi³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "rén dzài jyāng-hú-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shēn-bù-yóu-jǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ren tzay jianghwu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "shenbuyoujii"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "жэнь цзай цзянху"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "шэньбуюцзи (žɛnʹ czaj czjanxu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "šɛnʹbujuczi)"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐən³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "人在江湖,身不由己"
}

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