應天受命

Chinese

		to conform to the will of Heaven	to receive an order
trad. (應天受命)		應天	受命
simp. (应天受命)		应天	受命

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìngtiānshòumìng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing³ tin¹ sau⁶ ming⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìngtiānshòumìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìngtianshòumìng
  - Wade–Giles: ying⁴-tʻien¹-shou⁴-ming⁴
  - Yale: yìng-tyān-shòu-mìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinqtianshowminq
  - Palladius: интяньшоумин (intjanʹšoumin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ tʰjɛn⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing³ tin¹ sau⁶ ming⁶
  - Yale: ying tīn sauh mihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing³ tin¹ sau⁶ ming⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying³ tin¹ seo⁶ ming⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ sɐu̯²² mɪŋ²²/

Idiom

應天受命

to conform to the laws of Heaven and accept the Mandate of Heaven; to assume the throne

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