從命

Chinese

		from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried	life; fate
trad. (從命)		從	命
simp. (从命)		从	命

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cóngmìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁴ ming⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cóngmìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cóngmìng
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻung²-ming⁴
    • Yale: tsúng-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsorngminq
    • Palladius: цунмин (cunmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung⁴ ming⁶
    • Yale: chùhng mihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung⁴ ming⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung⁴ ming⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ mɪŋ²²/

Verb

從命

1. to obey an order; to do someone's bidding

Synonyms

• 遵命 (zūnmìng)

Derived terms

• 不敢從命／不敢从命
• 恭敬不如從命／恭敬不如从命
• 斷難從命／断难从命