created reference approved 知命 → 五十而知天命 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
知命 zhīmìng
五十而知天命 wǔshí'érzhītiānmìng
see
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created sense approved 知命 · zhīmìng · to know one's destiny — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
知命
zhīmìng
to know one's destiny
To understand that everything is determined by fate and to be able to accept one's lot in life.
知, 命
知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · fate
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created sense approved 知命 · zhīmìng · age of fifty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
知命
zhīmìng
age of fifty
The age of fifty, from the phrase [[五十而知天命|五十而知天命|wu3 shi2 er2 zhi1 tian1 ming4]] in the "Analects of Confucius".
知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · fate
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