聽天由命

聽天由命

Chinese

		let; allow; listen let; allow; listen; hear; obey	day; sky; heaven	follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb)	life; fate
trad. (聽天由命)		聽	天	由	命
simp. (听天由命)		听	天	由	命

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tīngtiānyóumìng, tìngtiānyóumìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ, ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ting³ tin¹ jau⁴ ming⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: tīngtiānyóumìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tingtianyouminq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tingtianyóumìng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰjɛn⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: tìngtiānyóumìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tinqtianyouminq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tìngtianyóumìng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ⁵¹ tʰjɛn⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ting³ tin¹ jau⁴ ming⁶
    • Yale: ting tīn yàuh mihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ting³ tin¹ jau⁴ ming⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ting³ tin¹ yeo⁴ ming⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɪŋ³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹ mɪŋ²²/

Idiom

聽天由命

1. to resign oneself to fate; to be reconciled to one's lot

Synonyms

• 聽天任命／听天任命 (tīngtiānrènmìng)
• 聽天安命／听天安命 (tīngtiān'ānmìng)
• 聽天委命／听天委命 (tīngtiānwěimìng)