應天受命

Chinese

		to conform to the will of Heaven	to receive an order
trad. (應天受命)		應天	受命
simp. (应天受命)		应天	受命

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìngtiānshòumìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing³ tin¹ sau⁶ ming⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìngtiānshòumìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìngtianshòumìng
    • Wade–Giles: ying⁴-tʻien¹-shou⁴-ming⁴
    • Yale: yìng-tyān-shòu-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinqtianshowminq
    • Palladius: интяньшоумин (intjanʹšoumin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing³ tin¹ sau⁶ ming⁶
    • Yale: ying tīn sauh mihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing³ tin¹ sau⁶ ming⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying³ tin¹ seo⁶ ming⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ sɐu̯²² mɪŋ²²/

Idiom

應天受命

1. to conform to the laws of Heaven and accept the Mandate of Heaven; to assume the throne