知命

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	life; fate
simp. and trad. (知命)		知	命

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhīmìng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ ming⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhīmìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyminq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ ming⁶
  - Yale: jī mihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ ming⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ ming⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/

Noun

知命

(idiomatic) age of fifty

Derived terms

知命之年 (zhīmìng zhī nián)

Verb

知命

to understand the Decree of Heaven; to know the the destiny

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