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 someone)	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, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tīngtiānyóumìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tingtianyóumìng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻing¹-tʻien¹-yu²-ming⁴
    • Yale: tīng-tyān-yóu-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tingtianyouminq
    • Palladius: тинтяньюмин (tintjanʹjumin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tìngtiānyóumìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tìngtianyóumìng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻing⁴-tʻien¹-yu²-ming⁴
    • Yale: tìng-tyān-yóu-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tinqtianyouminq
    • Palladius: тинтяньюмин (tintjanʹjumin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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)