听命由天 — “To resign oneself to fate”
听命由天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to resign oneself to fate”. To let things take their natural course; to trust to luck. Literally, “Obey destiny, let it be determined by heaven”.
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听命由天 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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面对突如其来的困难，他没有选择放弃，也没有听命由天，而是积极寻找解决办法。
Faced with sudden difficulties, he neither chose to give up nor resigned himself to fate, but actively sought solutions.
Idioms Related to 听命由天
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- tīng听zhī之rèn任zhī之Let things take their course
- tīng听rén人chuān穿bí鼻to be manipulated or controlled by others
- tīng听qí其zì自biàn便let someone act as they wish
- tīng听qí其zì自liú流let it flow naturally
- tīng听qí其zì自rán然Let things take their natural course
- tīng听qí其yán言ér而guān观qí其xíng行Judge by actions, not just words
- tīng听qí其yán言guān观qí其xíng行judge by actions, not words
- tīng听tiān天wěi委mìng命resign oneself to fate
- tīng听tiān天ān安mìng命Resign oneself to fate
- tīng听wēi微jué决yí疑Observe subtle details to resolve difficult problems
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What does 听命由天 mean?
听命由天 (tīng mìng yóu tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to resign oneself to fate”.
How do you pronounce 听命由天?
听命由天 is pronounced tīng mìng yóu tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 听命由天 literally mean?
Literally, 听命由天 means “Obey destiny, let it be determined by heaven”. It is used to mean “to resign oneself to fate”.
What is the Chinese definition of 听命由天?
听：任凭；由：顺随。听任事态自然发展变化，不做主观努力