wéi​mìng​shì​tīng

to do as one is told

  • created reference approved 唯命是听/唯命是聽 → 唯命是从/唯命是從 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    唯命是听 / 唯命是聽 wéi​mìng​shì​tīng

    唯命是从 / 唯命是從 wéi​mìng​shì​cóng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 唯命是听/唯命是聽 → 惟命是听/惟命是聽 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    唯命是听 / 唯命是聽 wéi​mìng​shì​tīng

    惟命是听 / 惟命是聽 wéi​mìng​shì​tīng

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 唯命是听/唯命是聽 · wéi​mìng​shì​tīng · to do as one is told — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    唯命是听 / 唯命是聽

    wéi​mìng​shì​tīng

    to do as one is told

    To be at someone's beck and call; to follow orders blindly or without hesitation.

    唯 (literal) → 唯 · wéi · only 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · order 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · [object marker] 听 (literal) → 听/聽 · tīng · to obey

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense