受命
Chinese
to bear; to stand; to endure to bear; to stand; to endure; (passive marker); to receive |
life; fate | ||
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| simp. and trad. (受命) |
受 | 命 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: shòumìng
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shòumìng
- Wade–Giles: shou4-ming4
- Yale: shòu-mìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showminq
- Palladius: шоумин (šoumin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 受命
壽命 / 寿命
授命
- (Standard Chinese)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-bēng
- Tâi-lô: siū-bīng
- Phofsit Daibuun: siuxbeng
- IPA (Xiamen): /siu²²⁻²¹ biɪŋ²²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /siu⁴¹⁻²² biɪŋ⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu²²⁻²¹ biɪŋ²²/
- IPA (Taipei): /siu³³⁻¹¹ biɪŋ³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu³³⁻²¹ biɪŋ³³/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
受命
- (literary) to receive an order (from one's king, etc.)
- (archaic) to receive a mandate (from heaven, etc.)