Jyutping
wai4 meng6 si6 ting1
Pinyin
wéi mìng shì tīng
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
Synonym of 唯命是從/唯命是从 (wéimìngshìcóng, “to follow orders as if one's life depended on it; to do what one is told without fail”). (syn.) 唯命是从, 唯命是從
在這樣的會議裏,各民眾團體的意見影響縣長,縣長總是唯命是聽。
在这样的会议里,各民众团体的意见影响县长,县长总是唯命是听。
zài zhè yàng de huì yì lǐ , gè mín zhòng tuán tǐ de yì jiàn yǐng xiǎng xiàn zhǎng , xiàn zhǎng zǒng shì wéi mìng shì tīng . At such council meetings the magistrate is influenced by the views of the public organizations and invariably does their bidding.