听天委命 — “To resign oneself to fate”
听天委命 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to resign oneself to fate”. To submit to destiny and let things take their natural course without active intervention. Literally, “Obey heaven and entrust to destiny”.
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听天委命 Pronunciation and Pinyin
听天委命 Character Breakdown
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面对突如其来的变故，他最终选择听天委命，不再做无谓的挣扎。
Facing the sudden changes, he ultimately chose to resign himself to fate and stopped making futile struggles.
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Synonyms of 听天委命
More idioms starting with 听
- 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mìng命yóu由tiān天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 听天委命 mean?
听天委命 (tīng tiān wěi mìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to resign oneself to fate”.
How do you pronounce 听天委命?
听天委命 is pronounced tīng tiān wěi mìng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 听天委命 literally mean?
Literally, 听天委命 means “Obey heaven and entrust to destiny”. It is used to mean “to resign oneself to fate”.
What is the Chinese definition of 听天委命?
听：任凭；命：命运。听任事态自然发展变化，不做主观努力