Word: 不由 (bùyóu) 不由 dictionary entry bùyóu can't help (doing sth) Full dictionary entry for 不由 Example sentences using 不由 4 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 儿大不由爹，女大不由娘 ér dà bùyóu diē, nǚ dà bùyóu niáng a grown son doesn't obey his father, a grown daughter doesn't obey her mother 半天云里的风筝，半点儿不由己 bàntiān Yún lǐ de fēngzheng, bàndiǎnr bùyóu jǐ a kite in the clouds: not in its own control at all 城隍庙里的算盘，不由人扒拉 Chénghuángmiào lǐ de suànpán, bùyóu rén bāla The abacus in the City God temple: not for people to flick 女大不由娘 nǚ dà bùyóu niáng once a daughter is grown, she doesn't go by her mother