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一命归天

yī mìng guī tiāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yī mìng wū hū]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-0f8f55b19028fbab. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

一命歸天 一命归天 [yi1 ming4 gui1 tian1] /see 一命嗚呼|一命呜呼[yi1 ming4 wu1 hu1]/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 一命歸天

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 命
    mìng

    life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc

  • 归
    guī

    to return / to go back to / to give back to / (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by / to belong to / to gather together / (used between two identical verbs) despite / to marry (of a woman) (old) / division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor

    Guī

    surname Gui

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.