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受命

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

Verb

受命

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shòumìng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Min Nan (POJ): siū-bēng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shòumìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showminq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    受命
    壽命／寿命
    授命
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siū-bēng
  - Tâi-lô: siū-bīng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siuxbeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu²²⁻²¹ biɪŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu⁴¹⁻²² biɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu²²⁻²¹ biɪŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiu³³⁻¹¹ biɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiu³³⁻²¹ biɪŋ³³/