聽天命

Chinese

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) 天命
simp. (听天命) 天命

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tīngtiānmìng, tìngtiānmìng
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋ, ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

Verb

聽天命

  1. synonym of 聽天由命 / 听天由命 (tīngtiānyóumìng, to resign oneself to fate; to be reconciled to one's lot)