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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mìngyùn
"我们要掌握自己的命运。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future.
"She believed that it was her destiny to become a great leader."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French destinée, from Latin destinata 'that which is determined', feminine past participle of destinare 'make firm, destine'.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Destiny"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Destiny" is said worldwide
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destin
Transliteration: destin
"Chacun est maître de son destin."
Schicksal
Transliteration: Schicksal
"Er hat sein Schicksal in die eigene Hand genommen."
destino
Transliteration: destino
"Il destino ha voluto che ci incontrassimo."
destino
Transliteration: destino
"Nadie puede escapar de su propio destino."
destino
Transliteration: destino
"O destino nos trouxe até aqui."
भाग्य
Transliteration: bhagya
"यह हमारे भाग्य में लिखा था।"
命运
Transliteration: mìngyùn
"我们要掌握自己的命运。"
운명
Transliteration: unmyeong
"그것은 피할 수 없는 운명이었다."
運命
Transliteration: unmei
"私たちは運命共同体です。"
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