惟命是從
wéi​mìng​shì​cóng

to be at someone's bidding

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

    惟命是从 / 惟命是從 wéi​mìng​shì​cóng

    唯命是从 / 唯命是從 wéi​mìng​shì​cóng

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 惟命是从/惟命是從 · wéi​mìng​shì​cóng · to be at someone's bidding — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    惟命是从 / 惟命是從

    wéi​mìng​shì​cóng

    to be at someone's bidding

    to obey every command; to do exactly as one is told without question

    惟 (literal) → 惟 · wéi · [particle] 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · order 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · [object marker] 从 (literal) → 从/從 · cóng · to comply with

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

    created sense