聽天命

Chinese

		let; allow; listen let; allow; listen; hear; obey	the myriad of things in nature which make up the law of nature or natural law
trad. (聽天命)		聽	天命
simp. (听天命)		听	天命

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tīngtiānmìng, tìngtiānmìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋ, ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tīngtiānmìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tingtianmìng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻing¹-tʻien¹-ming⁴
    • Yale: tīng-tyān-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tingtianminq
    • Palladius: тинтяньмин (tintjanʹmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tìngtiānmìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tìngtianmìng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻing⁴-tʻien¹-ming⁴
    • Yale: tìng-tyān-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tinqtianminq
    • Palladius: тинтяньмин (tintjanʹmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

Verb

聽天命

1. Synonym of 聽天由命 / 听天由命 (tīngtiānyóumìng, “to resign oneself to fate; to be reconciled to one's lot”)