銜命

Chinese

		hold in mouth; nominal office	life; fate
trad. (銜命)		銜	命
simp. (衔命)		衔	命

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiánmìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiánmìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siánmìng
    • Wade–Giles: hsien²-ming⁴
    • Yale: syán-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanminq
    • Palladius: сяньмин (sjanʹmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

Verb

銜命

1. (literary) to receive or follow orders