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聽天由命 (ting3 tin1 jau4 ming6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

聽天由命 (ting3 tin1 jau4 ming6, tīng tiān yóu mìng) — (idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 聽價唔聽斗 (teng1 gaa3 m4 teng1 dau2) — just listen to the brief idea but without knowing the intrinsic detail
• 聽出耳油 (teng1 ceot1 ji5 jau4) — to describe something (e.g. music, stories) that is charming and pleasing to th…
• 聽唔明 (teng1 m4 ming4) — cannot understand
• 聽尼士 (ting1 nei4 si6) — tennis (dialect)
• 聽差 (ting1 caai1) — attendant; footman; servant
• 聽教 (ting1 gaau3) — obedient (spoken)

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