大命 dàmìng

  1. dàmìng noun the Mandate of Heaven
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Philosophy
    Notes: Same as 天命 (Chan 1963, p. 276; Guoyu '大命' 1)
  2. dàmìng phrase a command from the ruler
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 君命 (Guoyu '大命' 2)
  3. dàmìng noun lifespan
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 寿命 (Guoyu '大命' 3)
  4. dàmìng noun a great matter
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 大事 (Guoyu '大命' 4)

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