释义 |
听天由命 | tīng tiān yóu mìng | Let Heaven and fate decide. (literal) • Man proposes and God disposes. • Submit to Providence. • Resigned to one’s fate. • Trust to chance. • Leave things to chance. • In the lap of the gods. [同义] 坐以待毙 A close mouth catches no flies. [反义] 人定胜天 Everyone is the maker of his own fate. |