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認命

認命

See also: 认命

Chinese

		to recognize; to know; to admit	life; fate
trad. (認命)		認	命
simp. (认命)		认	命

Verb

認命

to resign oneself to one's fate, to admit that one's misfortune is predetermined; to accept whatever the situation is

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): rènmìng

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁶ ming⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngin-miang
Min Nan (POJ): jīn-miā

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: rènmìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rennminq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐən⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    任命
    認命／认命
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing⁶ ming⁶
  - Yale: yihng mihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁶ ming⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²² mɪŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngin-miang
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngin miang
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngin⁴ miang⁴
  - IPA: /ɲin⁵⁵ mi̯aŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jīn-miā
  - Tâi-lô: jīn-miā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jixnmia
  - IPA (Xiamen): /d͡ʑin²²⁻²¹ mia²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /d͡ʑin⁴¹⁻²² mia⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑin²²⁻²¹ mia²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /d͡ʑin³³⁻¹¹ mia³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /d͡ʑin³³⁻²¹ mia³³/