聽天命

听天命
tīngtiānmìng

synonym of 聽天由命 /听天由命 (tīngtiānyóumìng, “to resign oneself to fate; to be reconciled to one's lot”)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 聽 tīng
  1. to listen to; to hear
  2. to heed; to obey
  3. a can (loanword from English "tin")
  4. classifier for canned beverages
  5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. tìng)
  6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. tìng)
=2 天命 Tiānmìng
  1. Mandate of Heaven
  2. destiny
  3. fate
  4. one's life span
=2 天命 tiānmìng
  1. (historical) the Tianming era (a Chinese era name; the era of Nurhaci as khan of the Later Jin, from the proclamation of the dynasty in 1616 until 1627)
  2. one's fate or destiny
  3. one's innate skills or gifts
  4. one's life span or life expectancy
  5. one's nature or natural instincts
  6. the Mandate of Heaven
  7. the Tianming era (a Chinese era name; the era of Nurhaci as khan of the Later Jin, from the proclamation of the dynasty in 1616 until 1627)
  8. the myriad of things in nature which make up the law of nature or natural law
  9. the will of heaven