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聽天命
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Chinese
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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
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
tīngtiānmìng
,
tìngtiānmìng
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋ, ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
, standard in
Mainland
; variant in
Taiwan
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
tīngtiānmìng
Zhuyin
:
ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
tingtianmìng
Wade–Giles
:
tʻing
1
-tʻien
1
-ming
4
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
:
tʻing
4
-tʻien
1
-ming
4
Yale
:
tìng-tyān-mìng
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
tinqtianminq
Palladius
:
тинтяньмин
(tintjanʹmin)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/tʰiŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
Verb
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聽天命
Synonym of
聽天由命
/
听天由命
(
tīngtiānyóumìng
,
“
to
resign
oneself to
fate
; to be
reconciled
to one's
lot
”
)