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迫於

简迫于 · 繁迫於

Mandarin · pinyin pò yú

constrained
restricted
forced to
under pressure to do sth

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迫: pò · coerce, force, compel; urgent
於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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4–2 · po4 yu2

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verb

to be constrained, to be restricted, to be forced to

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