"唯命是從" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /weɪ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /wɐi̯²¹ mɪŋ²² siː²² t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /weɪ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/, /wɐi̯²¹ mɪŋ²² siː²² t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/ Chinese transliterations: wéimìngshìcóng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wai⁴ ming⁶ si⁶ cung⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wéimìngshìcóng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wéimìngshìhcóng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wei²-ming⁴-shih⁴-tsʻung² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wéi-mìng-shr̀-tsúng [Mandarin, Yale], weiminqshyhtsorng [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], вэйминшицун [Mandarin, Palladius], vɛjminšicun [Mandarin, Palladius], wàih mihng sih chùhng [Cantonese, Yale], wai⁴ ming⁶ si⁶ tsung⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], wei⁴ ming⁶ xi⁶ cung⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ywij mjaengH dzyeX dzjowng [Middle-Chinese], /*ɢʷij m-riŋ-s [d]eʔ [dz]oŋ/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*ɢʷi mreŋs djeʔ zloŋ/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 唯命是從
  1. to follow orders as if one's life depended on it; to do what one is told without fail Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 唯命是聽/唯命是听 (wéimìngshìtīng), 唯命是聽 (wéimìngshìtīng), 唯命是听 (wéimìngshìtīng)
    Sense id: en-唯命是從-zh-phrase-oh0MtBGW Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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          "roman": "wéimìngshìtīng",
          "word": "唯命是聽/唯命是听"
        },
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          "roman": "wéimìngshìtīng",
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        "bopomofo"
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    },
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "wai⁴ ming⁶ si⁶ cung⁴"
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "wéimìngshìcóng"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "wei²-ming⁴-shih⁴-tsʻung²"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wéi-mìng-shr̀-tsúng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "weiminqshyhtsorng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэйминшицун"
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      "zh-pron": "vɛjminšicun"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "wàih mihng sih chùhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁴ ming⁶ si⁶ tsung⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei⁴ ming⁶ xi⁶ cung⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯²¹ mɪŋ²² siː²² t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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      "zh-pron": "ywij mjaengH dzyeX dzjowng"
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        "Old-Chinese"
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      "zh-pron": "/*ɢʷij m-riŋ-s [d]eʔ [dz]oŋ/"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Zhengzhang"
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      "zh-pron": "/*ɢʷi mreŋs djeʔ zloŋ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/wɐi̯²¹ mɪŋ²² siː²² t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/"
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    {
      "other": "[dz]"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ"
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        "Jyutping"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
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    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "weiminqshyhtsorng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэйминшицун"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛjminšicun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàih mihng sih chùhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁴ ming⁶ si⁶ tsung⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei⁴ ming⁶ xi⁶ cung⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯²¹ mɪŋ²² siː²² t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ywij mjaengH dzyeX dzjowng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*ɢʷij m-riŋ-s [d]eʔ [dz]oŋ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*ɢʷi mreŋs djeʔ zloŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɐi̯²¹ mɪŋ²² siː²² t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[d]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[dz]"
    },
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    {
      "roman": "wéimìngshìtīng",
      "word": "唯命是聽/唯命是听"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wéimìngshìtīng",
      "word": "唯命是聽"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wéimìngshìtīng",
      "word": "唯命是听"
    }
  ],
  "word": "唯命是從"
}

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