Meaning of 惟命是听
惟命是听 means to be absolutely obedient; to follow sb's every command; to be at sb's beck and call. Pronounced wéi mìng shì tīng.
- to be absolutely obedient; to follow sb's every command; to be at sb's beck and call
Definitions & Examples
Zuò作
wéi为
yī一
míng名
jūn军
rén人
，
tā他
duì对
shàng上
jí级
de的
mìng命
lìng令
wéi惟
mìng命
shì是
tīng听
。
As a soldier, he follows his superiors' orders absolutely.
Zài在
zhè这
ge个
jiā家
lǐ里
，
zhàng丈
fu夫
duì对
qī妻
zi子
wéi惟
mìng命
shì是
tīng听
，
háo毫
wú无
zhǔ主
jiàn见
。
In this family, the husband is completely under his wife's thumb, having no mind of his own.
Tā他
bìng并
fēi非
wéi惟
mìng命
shì是
tīng听
de的
rén人
，
ér而
shì是
yǒu有
zì自
jǐ己
de的
pàn判
duàn断
。
He is not someone who blindly follows orders, but has his own judgment.
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