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不由自主

bùyóuzìzhǔ

ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ

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  1. 1(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
Example

總統不由自主地笑了起來。

zǒngtǒng bùyóuzìzhǔ de xiào le qilai

The president laughed in spite of himself.

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