毋宁
毋宁毋寧 wú nìng ㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄥˋ mou4 ning4
- not as good as
- would rather
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More words with these characters
毋
- 毋庸 wú yōng ㄨˊ ㄩㄥ mou4 jung4 no need for
- 毋忘 wú wàng ㄨˊ ㄨㄤˋ mou4 mong4 Don't forget! (literary)
- 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
- 少安毋躁 shǎo ān wú zào ㄕㄠˇ ㄢ ㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ siu2 on1 mou4 cou3 keep calm, don't get excited
- 稍安毋躁 shāo ān wú zào ㄕㄠ ㄢ ㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ saau2 on1 mou4 cou3 variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]
宁
- 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 叮嚀|叮咛[ding1 ning2]
- 中宁中寧 Zhōng níng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄥˊ zung1 ning4 see 中寧縣|中宁县[Zhong1 ning2 Xian4]
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 宁死不屈寧死不屈 nìng sǐ bù qū ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩ ning4 sei2 bat1 wat1 rather die than submit (idiom)
- 宁左勿右寧左勿右 nìng zuǒ wù yòu ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ning4 zo2 mat6 jau6 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)