受命

Chinese

		to bear; to stand; to endure to bear; to stand; to endure; (passive marker); to receive	life; fate
simp. and trad. (受命)		受	命

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shòumìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siū-bēng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shòumìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shòumìng
    • Wade–Giles: shou⁴-ming⁴
    • Yale: shòu-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showminq
    • Palladius: шоумин (šoumin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-bēng
    • Tâi-lô: siū-bīng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siuxbeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siu²²⁻²¹ biɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siu⁴¹⁻²² biɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu²²⁻²¹ biɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siu³³⁻¹¹ biɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu³³⁻²¹ biɪŋ³³/

Verb

受命

1. (literary) to receive an order (from one's king etc.)
2. (archaic) to receive a mandate (from heaven etc.)