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Home / Idiom / 乐天知命

to be content with what one is

乐天知命
lè tiān zhī mìng
l+è·4th tonet+iān·1st tonezh+ī·1st tonem+ìng·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck听天由命tīng tiān yóu mìngoptimistic; hopeful乐观lè guān
Antonyms
regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) · self-reliance自力更生zì lì gēng shēngcombat nature · fight against heaven and earth · brave the elements战天斗地zhàn tiān dòu dì