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遵命

遵命

Chinese

		to observe; to obey; to follow	life; fate
simp. and trad. (遵命)		遵	命

Verb

遵命

to follow orders; to do as someone bids; to obey someone's commands

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zūnmìng

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄣㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun¹ ming⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chun-bēng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zūnmìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄣㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuenminq
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    尊命
    遵命
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyun¹ ming⁶
  - Yale: jyūn mihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn¹ ming⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyːn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chun-bēng
  - Tâi-lô: tsun-bīng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zunbeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sun⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sun³³ biɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sun⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sun⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sun⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/