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惟命是从
  • [wéimìnɡshìcónɡ]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

惟命是从 [wéimìnɡshìcónɡ]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] Usually written as"唯命是从".now generally written as "唯命是从".
    我们都不喜欢对领导惟命是从的人。
    We all loathe people who are like putty in the leaders' hand.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

惟命是从 [wéimìnɡshìcónɡ]
  1. 1. 现在一般写作"唯命是从"。

Examples

他对领导总是惟命是从, 所以大家都不喜欢他。
He always does whatever the leaders tell him to do, so he is disliked by everyone. 唯命是从
我们都不喜欢对领导惟命是从的人。
We all loathe people who are like putty in the leaders' hand. 惟命是从

Word Decomposition


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[mìng]
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[shì]
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[cóng]

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