唯命是從

唯命是从
wéimìngshìcóng
to follow obediently

CEDICT

to follow orders as if one's life depended on it; to do what one is told without fail

Wiktionary

絕對服從命令，不敢違抗。《後漢書．卷八四．列女傳．鮑宣妻傳》：「既奉承君子，唯命是從。」也作「惟命是聽」。

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Entry Composition

1 唯 wéi
  1. only
  2. alone
  3. -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義 zhǔyì or 論 lùn, e.g. 唯理論 wéilǐlùn, rationalism)
2 命 mìng
  1. life
  2. fate
  3. order or command
  4. to assign a name, title etc
=3 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=3 是 shì variant of 是 shì
4 從 cóng
  1. from; through; via
  2. (bound form) to follow
  3. (bound form) to obey
  4. (bound form) to engage in (an activity)
  5. (used before a negative) ever
  6. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) retainer; attendant
  7. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
  8. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor