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): ㄊㄧㄥㄊㄧㄢㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ, ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ting³ tin¹ jau⁴ ming⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: tīngtiānyóumìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥㄊㄧㄢㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tingtianyouminq
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tingtianyóumìng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰjɛn⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: tìngtiānyóumìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄧㄡˊ 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

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)

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