"盡人事,聽天命" meaning in Chinese

See 盡人事,聽天命 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰiŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɵn²² jɐn²¹ siː²² tʰɪŋ³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/, /t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰiŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/, /t͡sɵn²² jɐn²¹ siː²² tʰɪŋ³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/ Chinese transliterations: jìn rénshì [Mandarin, Pinyin], tīng tiānmìng [Mandarin, Pinyin], tìng tiānmìng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zeon⁶ jan⁴ si⁶, ting³ tin¹ ming⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], jìn rénshì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], tīng tiānmìng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jìn rénshìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ting tianmìng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chin⁴ jên²-shih⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tʻing¹ tʻien¹-ming⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jìn rén-shr̀- [Mandarin, Yale], tīng tyān-mìng [Mandarin, Yale], jinn renshyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ting tianminq [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цзинь жэньши [Mandarin, Palladius], тин тяньмин [Mandarin, Palladius], czinʹ žɛnʹši [Mandarin, Palladius], tin tjanʹmin [Mandarin, Palladius], tìng tiānmìng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], tìng tianmìng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻing⁴ tʻien¹-ming⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tìng tyān-mìng [Mandarin, Yale], tinq tianminq [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], jeuhn yàhn sih, ting tīn mihng [Cantonese, Yale], dzoen⁶ jan⁴ si⁶, ting³ tin¹ ming⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], zên⁶ yen⁴ xi⁶, ting³ tin¹ ming⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 尽人事,听天命
Etymology: From Flowers in the Mirror (鏡花緣) by 李汝珍 (Li Ruzhen) Etymology templates: {{lw|zh|鏡花緣}} 鏡花緣, {{lw|zh|李汝珍}} 李汝珍, {{lw|zh|李汝珍}} 李汝珍, {{lang|zh|《鏡花緣》}} 《鏡花緣》 Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 盡人事,聽天命
  1. to do one's level best and leave the rest to God's will; man proposes, God disposes Wikipedia link: Flowers in the Mirror, Li Ruzhen Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 盡人力,聽天命/尽人力,听天命 (jìn rénlì), 謀事在人,成事在天/谋事在人,成事在天 (chéngshì zài tiān), 盡人力,聽天命/尽人力,听天命 (jìn rénlì, tīng tiānmìng), 謀事在人,成事在天/谋事在人,成事在天 (móushì zài rén, chéngshì zài tiān)
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      "english": "Xuannü said: \"Haven't you heard that 'lack of forbearance in small matters upsets great plans'? And there is also an idiom saying 'man proposes, God disposes'. But you neither forbear, nor propose. That being so, how can you say that's what God disposes?\"",
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      "zh-pron": "jìn rénshì"
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      "zh-pron": "jìn rén-shr̀-"
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      "zh-pron": "jinn renshyh"
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      "zh-pron": "ting tianminq"
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      "zh-pron": "тин тяньмин"
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    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "czinʹ žɛnʹši"
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      "zh-pron": "tin tjanʹmin"
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "tʻing⁴ tʻien¹-ming⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "tìng tyān-mìng"
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      "zh-pron": "tinq tianminq"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰiŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "jeuhn yàhn sih, ting tīn mihng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzoen⁶ jan⁴ si⁶, ting³ tin¹ ming⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "zên⁶ yen⁴ xi⁶, ting³ tin¹ ming⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɵn²² jɐn²¹ siː²² tʰɪŋ³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/",
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰiŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɵn²² jɐn²¹ siː²² tʰɪŋ³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/"
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  "word": "盡人事,聽天命"
}
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ],
        [
          "level best",
          "level best"
        ],
        [
          "leave",
          "leave"
        ],
        [
          "rest",
          "rest"
        ],
        [
          "God",
          "God"
        ],
        [
          "will",
          "will"
        ],
        [
          "man proposes, God disposes",
          "man proposes, God disposes"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Flowers in the Mirror",
        "Li Ruzhen"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìn rénshì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tīng tiānmìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tìng tiānmìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zeon⁶ jan⁴ si⁶, ting³ tin¹ ming⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìn rénshì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tīng tiānmìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìn rénshìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ting tianmìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chin⁴ jên²-shih⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻing¹ tʻien¹-ming⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìn rén-shr̀-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tīng tyān-mìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jinn renshyh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ting tianminq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзинь жэньши"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тин тяньмин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czinʹ žɛnʹši"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tin tjanʹmin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tìng tiānmìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tìng tianmìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻing⁴ tʻien¹-ming⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tìng tyān-mìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tinq tianminq"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰiŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jeuhn yàhn sih, ting tīn mihng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzoen⁶ jan⁴ si⁶, ting³ tin¹ ming⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zên⁶ yen⁴ xi⁶, ting³ tin¹ ming⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɵn²² jɐn²¹ siː²² tʰɪŋ³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰiŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɵn²² jɐn²¹ siː²² tʰɪŋ³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "jìn rénlì",
      "word": "盡人力,聽天命/尽人力,听天命"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chéngshì zài tiān",
      "word": "謀事在人,成事在天/谋事在人,成事在天"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jìn rénlì, tīng tiānmìng",
      "word": "盡人力,聽天命/尽人力,听天命"
    },
    {
      "roman": "móushì zài rén, chéngshì zài tiān",
      "word": "謀事在人,成事在天/谋事在人,成事在天"
    }
  ],
  "word": "盡人事,聽天命"
}

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