"知命" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/, /t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/ Chinese transliterations: zhīmìng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓ ㄇㄧㄥˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zi¹ ming⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhīmìng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhihmìng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chih¹-ming⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jr̄-mìng [Mandarin, Yale], jyminq [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжимин [Mandarin, Palladius], čžimin [Mandarin, Palladius], jī mihng [Cantonese, Yale], dzi¹ ming⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ji¹ ming⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: ;"Age of fifty" From the Analects Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 知命
  1. (literary, idiomatic) age of fifty Tags: idiomatic, literary Derived forms: 知命之年 (zhīmìngzhīnián) Related terms: 志學 (zhìxué), 志学 (zhìxué), 而立 (érlì), 不惑 (bùhuò), 耳順, 耳顺, 從心, 从心
    Sense id: en-知命-zh-noun-rbFNDUoB

Verb [Chinese]

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/, /t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/ Chinese transliterations: zhīmìng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓ ㄇㄧㄥˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zi¹ ming⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhīmìng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhihmìng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chih¹-ming⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jr̄-mìng [Mandarin, Yale], jyminq [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжимин [Mandarin, Palladius], čžimin [Mandarin, Palladius], jī mihng [Cantonese, Yale], dzi¹ ming⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ji¹ ming⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: ;"Age of fifty" From the Analects Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 知命
  1. (literary) to understand the Decree of Heaven; to know destiny Tags: literary
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Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [t͡ɕime̞ː] Forms: 知命 [canonical] (ruby: (), (めい)), chimei [romanization]
Etymology: From Chinese 知命 (zhīmìng) Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|zh|知命}} Chinese 知命 (zhīmìng) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ちめい}} 知(ち)命(めい) • (chimei)
  1. understanding the Decree of Heaven, knowing one's fate
    Sense id: en-知命-ja-noun-H4njglMb Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 94 6 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 94 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 85 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 94 6
  2. age of fifty
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      "zh-pron": "zi¹ ming⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhīmìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhihmìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih¹-ming⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jr̄-mìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyminq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжимин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžimin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jī mihng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi¹ ming⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ ming⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Analects"
  ],
  "word": "知命"
}

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      "english": "The Master said, \"At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth. At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right.",
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      "text": "子曰:「吾十有五而志於學,三十而立,四十而不惑,五十而知天命,六十而耳順,七十而從心所欲,不踰矩。」",
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      "roman": "Zǐyuē: “Wú shí yǒu wǔ ér zhì yú xué, sānshí ér lì, sìshí ér bùhuò, wǔshí ér zhī tiānmìng, liùshí ér ěr shùn, qīshí ér cóngxīnsuǒyù, bù yújǔ.”",
      "tags": [
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        "Chinese literary terms"
      ],
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        "to understand the Decree of Heaven; to know destiny"
      ],
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        "(literary) to understand the Decree of Heaven; to know destiny"
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        "literary"
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄓ ㄇㄧㄥˋ"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "zi¹ ming⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "zhīmìng"
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      "zh-pron": "jhihmìng"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chih¹-ming⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jr̄-mìng"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжимин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžimin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Cantonese",
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi¹ ming⁶"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
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    },
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/"
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}

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    "Japanese terms borrowed from Chinese",
    "Japanese terms derived from Chinese",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
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    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Chinese 知命 (zhīmìng)",
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      "form": "知命",
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          "知",
          "ち"
        ],
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          "命",
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        "canonical"
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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      ]
    },
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    }
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    {
      "other": "ちめー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕime̞ː]"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 知命 meaning in All languages combined (8.6kB)

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