This is the 279th most frequent Korean word.
수밖에
"수밖에" means "to have no choice but to" or "can only."
Expresses inevitability in choice.
그렇게 하는 수밖에 없어요.
There is no choice but to do it that way.
Indicates lack of alternatives.
대안을 찾지 못하면 기다리는 수밖에.
If we can't find an alternative, there's no choice but to wait.
Rhetorically questions the possibility of other options.