tīng​mìng

to obey orders

  • created reference approved 听命/聽命 → 听天由命/聽天由命 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    听命 / 聽命 tīng​mìng

    听天由命 / 聽天由命 tīng​tiān​yóu​mìng

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 听命/聽命 · tīng​mìng · to obey orders — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    听命 / 聽命

    tīng​mìng

    to obey orders

    To follow orders or obey a command from someone else.

    听, 命

    听 (literal) → 听/聽 · tīng · to obey 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · order

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 听命/聽命 · tīng​mìng · to leave to fate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    听命 / 聽命

    tīng​mìng

    to leave to fate

    To resign oneself to fate or let nature take its course, similar to [[听天由命|聽天由命|ting1 tian1 you2 ming4]].

    听, 命

    听 (literal) → 听/聽 · tīng · to let 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · fate

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

    created sense