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違命

简违命 · 繁違命

Mandarin · pinyin wéi mìng

disobedient
to violate the Mandate of Heaven (天命 Tiān Mìng)

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命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
违: wéi · disobey, violate, defy; be apart from

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2–4 · wei2 ming4

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wai4 ming6

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