聽天由命 [听－－－]

Jyutping ting3 tin1 jau4 ming6
Pinyin tīng tiān yóu mìng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to submit to the will of heaven
  2. to resign oneself to fate
  3. to trust to luck
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    任由​命運​安排
    to resign to fate; to be fatalistic
    • 事到如今，唯有聽天由命啦。
      事到如今，唯有听天由命啦。
      si6 dou3 jyu4 gam1, wai4 jau5 ting3 tin1 jau4 ming6 laa1.
      By now, there is nothing we can do but leave it to fate.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to resign oneself to fate; to be reconciled to one's lot
    (syn.) 听天任命, 聽天委命, 听天安命, 聽天任命, 听天委命, 聽天安命
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你只能听天由命。
    你只能聽天由命。
    nǐ zhǐ néng tīng tiān yóu mìng 。
    • You can only let the matter take its own course.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    听天由命
    聽天由命
    ting3 tin1 jau4 ming6
    • to resign to fate
  2. Cantonese
    事到如今，唯有听天由命啦。
    事到如今，唯有聽天由命啦。
    si6 dou3 jyu4 gam1, wai4 jau5 ting3 tin1 jau4 ming6 laa1.
    • By now, there is nothing we can do but leave it to fate.