半天云里的风筝，半点儿不由己半天雲里的風箏，半點兒不由己半天雲里的風箏，半點兒不由己

a kite in the clouds: not in its own control at all

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes someone controlled by others, unable to decide anything for themselves.

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Simplified: 半天云里的风筝，半点儿不由己
Traditional (Taiwan): 半天雲里的風箏，半點兒不由己
Pinyin: bàntiān Yún lǐ de fēngzheng, bàndiǎnr bùyóu jǐ
Bopomofo: ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄩㄣˊ ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄈㄥ ˙ㄓㄥ，ㄅㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇㄦㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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