天命

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	life; fate
simp. and trad. (天命)		天	命

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tiānmìng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ ming⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thiên-min
Min Nan (POJ): thian-bēng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tiānmìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianminq
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ ming⁶
  - Yale: tīn mihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ ming⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ ming⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thiên-min
  - Hakka Romanization System: tien´ min
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tian¹ min⁴
  - IPA: /tʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ min⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thian-bēng
  - Tâi-lô: thian-bīng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tienbeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ biɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/

Noun

天命

the myriad of things in nature which make up the law of nature or natural law
the will of heaven
the Mandate of Heaven
one's fate or destiny
one's nature or natural instincts
one's innate skills or gifts
one's life span or life expectancy

Proper noun

天命

the first era name of the Qing Dynasty

References

天命 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
Mandate of Heaven on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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