to order, command
→
destiny
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Japanese | |
| Lexeme | mei (命) | |
| Meaning 1 | order; command | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | fate, destiny | |
| Reference | BJaRS | |
| Comment | From Middle Chinese mjæng (命) |
|
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Korean | |
| Lexeme | myeong (명) | |
| Meaning 1 | command; order | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | fate; destiny | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| Lexeme | mìng (命) | |
| Meaning 1 | order; command; instruction | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | destiny; fate; luck | |
| Reference | BKRS | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Vietnamese | |
| Lexeme | mệnh | |
| Meaning 1 | (archaic or Chinese fiction) order from the monarch | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | (rare, literary) fate | |
| Reference | SEAlang Vietnamese | |
| Comment | ||