昌宁县 昌寧縣

昌

• 昌盛 chāng shèng ㄔㄤ ㄕㄥˋ coeng1 sing6 prosperous
• 南昌 Nán chāng ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄤ naam4 coeng1 see 南昌市
• 孝昌 Xiào chāng ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄤ haau3 coeng1 see 孝昌县
• 宕昌 Tàn chāng ㄊㄢˋ ㄔㄤ see 宕昌县
• 宜昌 Yí chāng ㄧˊ ㄔㄤ ji4 coeng1 see 宜昌市

宁 寧

• 安宁 安寧 ān níng ㄢ ㄋㄧㄥˊ on1 ning4 peaceful
• 宁可 寧可 nìng kě ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄜˇ ning4 ho2 preferably
• 宁静 寧靜 níng jìng ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ning4 zing6 tranquil
• 宁愿 寧願 nìng yuàn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄢˋ ning4 jyun6 would rather ... (than ...)
• 丁宁 丁寧 dīng níng ㄉㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ding1 ning4 variant of 叮咛

县 縣

• 丘县 丘縣 Qiū xiàn ㄑㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˋ jau1 jyun6 Qiu county in Hebei
• 乾县 乾縣 Qián Xiàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ kin4 jyun6 Qian County or Qianxian, a county in Xianyang City 咸阳市, Shaanxi
• 代县 代縣 Dài Xiàn ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ doi6 jyun6 Dai County or Daixian, a county in Xinzhou City 忻州市, Shanxi
• 佳县 佳縣 Jiā Xiàn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ gaai1 jyun6 Jia County or Jiaxian, a county in Yulin City 榆林市, Shaanxi
• 儋县 儋縣 Dān xiàn ㄉㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋ daam1 jyun6 Dan county, Hainan

• 繁荣昌盛 繁榮昌盛 fán róng chāng shèng ㄈㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄤ ㄕㄥˋ faan4 wing4 coeng1 sing6 glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving
• 乐昌破镜 樂昌破鏡 Lè chāng pò jìng ㄌㄜˋ ㄔㄤ ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ lok6 coeng1 po3 geng3 lit. the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 乐昌公主 (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom)

• 鸡犬不宁 雞犬不寧 jī quǎn bù níng ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ gai1 hyun2 bat1 ning4 lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)
• 宁静致远 寧靜致遠 níng jìng zhì yuǎn ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄩㄢˇ ning4 zing6 zi3 jyun5 tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
• 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option