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听天由命
tīng​tiān​yóu​mìng

to be resigned to fate

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 听 聽 tīng
    to let
    to let; to allow; to permit someone to do as they please
  2. 天 tiān nounproper noun
    God
    God; Heaven; the supreme ruler of the universe in traditional belief
  3. 由 yóu verb
    to let
    to leave it to (someone); to let (someone do as they please); to be up to
  4. 命 mìng noun
    fate
    One's lot or destiny; the luck or circumstances one is born with