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聽天由命

听
聽
天
天
由
由
命
命
to submit to the will of heaven / to resign oneself to fate / to trust to luck

Characters and words in 聽天由命

听
聽
tìng = ti + (e)ng4
(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow
Add a new mnemonic for 听 = 口 + 斤
听
聽
tīng = ti + (e)ng1
to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
Add a new mnemonic for 听 = 口 + 斤
天
tiān = ti + an1
day / sky / heaven
Add a new mnemonic for 天 = 一 + 大
由
yóu = y + ou2
to follow / from / because of / due to / by / via / through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
Add a new mnemonic for 由 = 丨 + 曰
由
yóu = y + ou2
to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
Add a new mnemonic for 由 = 丨 + 曰
命
mìng = mi + (e)ng4
life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc
Add a new mnemonic for 命 = 亼 + 叩

Words with 聽天由命

聽天由命 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 聽天由命

聽天由命 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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