听天由命 (聽天由命)
tīng tiān yóu mìng
Pinyin
Definition
听天由命 (聽天由命)
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- to submit to the will of heaven
- to resign oneself to fate
- to trust to luck
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
- 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
- 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南,一个地北
- 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一命呜呼
- 1 to die (idiom)
- 2 to breathe one's last
- 3 to give up the ghost
一柱擎天
- 1 lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
- 2 fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
一步登天
- 1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
Sample Sentences
估计只能听天由命了。
I guess it's all up to fate.
算了,听天由命吧。不改了。
That's it, I've resigned myself to fate – final answer.