(idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck
trad. 聽天由命
Also written 聽天由命【tīng tiān yóu mìng】
Characters in this word
4听
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smile (archaic)
- Pinyin
- yǐn
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 106 of 2500
天
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day, sky, heaven
- Pinyin
- tiān
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 211 of 2500
由
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to follow, from, because of; due to, by; via; through, (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- Pinyin
- yóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 492 of 2500
命
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life, fate, order or command, to assign a name, title etc
- Pinyin
- mìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1561 of 2500