# 命裡有時終須有，命裡無時莫強求
## Chinese

| | | life; fate | inside; within; ininside; within; in; lining of clothing | to have; there is; there areto have; there is; there are; to exist; to be | o'clock; time; wheno'clock; time; when; hour; season; period | eventually; one day | to have; there is; there areto have; there is; there are; to exist; to be | | life; fate | inside; within; ininside; within; in; lining of clothing | not have | o'clock; time; wheno'clock; time; when; hour; season; period | do not; there is none who | to force to; to insist on; to imposeto force to; to insist on; to impose; to make peremptory demands |
| trad. (命裡有時終須有，命裡無時莫強求/命裏有時終須有，命裏無時莫強求) | trad. (命裡有時終須有，命裡無時莫強求/命裏有時終須有，命裏無時莫強求) | 命 | 裡/裏 | 有 | 時 | 終須 | 有 | ， | 命 | 裡/裏 | 無 | 時 | 莫 | 強求 |
| simp. (命里有时终须有，命里无时莫强求) | simp. (命里有时终须有，命里无时莫强求) | 命 | 里 | 有 | 时 | 终须 | 有 | ， | 命 | 里 | 无 | 时 | 莫 | 强求 |
| Literally: “When you have it in your life, you eventually have it. When you do not, do not insist [on having it]”. |||||||||||||||

### Etymology

From Chapter 14 of Jin Ping Mei:
    富貴自是福來投，利名還有利名憂。命裡有時終須有，命裡無時莫強求。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]富贵自是福来投，利名还有利名忧。命里有时终须有，命里无时莫强求。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]From: The Plum in the Golden Vase, circa 1610 CEFùguì zì shì fú lái tóu, lìmíng hái yǒu lìmíng yōu. Mìng lǐ yǒu shí zhōngxū yǒu, mìng lǐ wú shí mò qiángqiú. [Pinyin](please add an English translation of this usage example)
The proverb also appeared in Zengguang Xianwen (《增廣賢文》).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): mìng lǐ yǒu shí zhōngxū yǒu, mìng lǐ wú shí mò qiǎngqiú
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ ㄧㄡˇ , ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄨˊ ㄕˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ming$^6$ leoi$^5$ jau$^5$ si$^4$ zung$^1$ seoi$^1$ jau$^5$, ming$^6$ leoi$^5$ mou$^4$ si$^4$ mok$^6$ koeng$^5$ kau$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mìng lǐ yǒu shí zhōngxū yǒu, mìng lǐ wú shí mò qiǎngqiú [Phonetic: mìnglíyǒushízhōngxūyǒu,mìnglǐwúshímòqiǎngqiú]
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ ㄧㄡˇ , ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄨˊ ㄕˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mìng lǐ yǒu shíh jhongsyu yǒu, mìng lǐ wú shíh mò ciǎngcióu
*** Wade–Giles: ming$^4$ li$^3$ yu$^3$ shih$^2$ chung$^1$-hsü$^1$ yu$^3$, ming$^4$ li$^3$ wu$^2$ shih$^2$ mo$^4$ chʻiang$^3$-chʻiu$^2$
*** Yale: mìng lǐ yǒu shŕ jūng-syū yǒu-, mìng lǐ wú shŕ mwò chyǎng-chyóu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: minq lii yeou shyr jongshiu yeou, minq lii wu shyr moh cheangchyou
*** Palladius: мин ли ю ши чжунсюй ю, мин ли у ши мо цянцю (min li ju ši čžunsjuj ju, min li u ši mo cjancju)
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ming$^6$ leoi$^5$ jau$^5$ si$^4$ zung$^1$ seoi$^1$ jau$^5$, ming$^6$ leoi$^5$ mou$^4$ si$^4$ mok$^6$ koeng$^5$ kau$^4$
*** Yale: mihng léuih yáuh sìh jūng sēui yáuh, mihng léuih mòuh sìh mohk kéuhng kàuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ming$^6$ loey$^5$ jau$^5$ si$^4$ dzung$^1$ soey$^1$ jau$^5$, ming$^6$ loey$^5$ mou$^4$ si$^4$ mok$^9$ koeng$^5$ kau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ming$^6$ lêu$^5$ yeo$^5$ xi$^4$ zung$^1$ sêu$^1$ yeo$^5$, ming$^6$ lêu$^5$ mou$^4$ xi$^4$ mog$^6$ kêng$^5$ keo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɪŋ²² lɵy̯¹³ jɐu̯¹³ siː²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³ mɪŋ²² lɵy̯¹³ mou̯²¹ siː²¹ mɔːk̚² kʰœːŋ¹³ kʰɐu̯²¹/

### Proverb

命裡有時終須有，命裡無時莫強求
* In one's life, when one's wish comes true, it finally comes true, but one is disappointed, one doesn't insist.

### See also

* 心想事成 (xīnxiǎngshìchéng)
* 從心所欲／从心所欲 (cóngxīnsuǒyù)
* 隨心所欲／随心所欲 (suíxīnsuǒyù)
* 願望成真／愿望成真