寧 [宁]

Jyutping ning6
Pinyin níng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. peaceful/to pacify/to visit (one's parents etc)/peace/another name for Nanjing/would rather than/better be than/how could it be

寧 [宁]

Jyutping ning4
Pinyin nìng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. would rather
  2. to prefer
  3. how (emphatic)
  4. Taiwan pr. [ning2]
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    unexpectedly; in spite of everything
  2. character, obsolete
    modal particle
  3. character, obsolete
    such; like this; so
  4. character, obsolete
    could there be
  5. character
    rather; would rather

寧 [宁]

Jyutping ning4
Pinyin níng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
  2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1]
  3. surname Ning
  4. peaceful
  5. to pacify
  6. to visit (one's parents etc)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adverb) Would rather (do one thing than the other)
  2. peaceful/to pacify/to visit (one's parents etc)/peace/another name for Nanjing/would rather than/better be than/how could it be
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    平和​；​安靜
    peaceful; tranquil; quiet
    • 息事寧人
      息事宁人
      sik1 si6 ning4 jan4
      to make concessions to avoid trouble
    • 寧靜
      宁静
      ning4 zing6
      quiet; tranquil
    • 安寧
      安宁
      on1 ning4
      peaceful
  2. 語素
    寧願​；​寧可
    rather; would rather
    • 寧缺勿濫
      宁缺勿滥
      ning4 kyut3 mat6 laam5
      would rather have nothing but abuse
    • 寧死不屈
      宁死不屈
      ning4 sei2 bat1 wat1
      would rather die but not to bow
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    peaceful; tranquil; serene; at peace
    • 心緒不寧
      心绪不宁
      xīn xù bù níng
      restless; uneasy
  2. character, literary
    to stabilise; to pacify
    • 息事寧人
      息事宁人
      xī shì níng rén
      to end a dispute or conflict and calm the people down
  3. character, obsolete
    to mourn for one's deceased parent
  4. character, especially, literary, of married women
    to visit one's parents
  5. character, obsolete
    unexpectedly; in spite of everything
  6. character, obsolete
    modal particle
  7. character, obsolete
    such; like this; so
  8. character, obsolete
    could there be
  9. character
    rather; would rather
  10. character
    a surname
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. repose, serenity, peace
  2. peaceful
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    JMN
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    JPBN
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级汉字表 #160
  2. HSK3 高等手写字表 #263
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我想在一个宁静、没有空气污染的城镇里生活。
    我想在一個寧靜、沒有空氣污染的城鎮裏生活。
    wǒ xiǎng zài yí gè níng jìng 、 méi yǒu kòng qì wū rǎn de chéng zhèn lǐ shēng huó 。
    • I want to live in a quiet city where the air is clean.
  2. Mandarin
    他宁愿不吃这个。
    他寧願不吃這個。
    tā nìng yuàn bù chī zhè ge 。
    • He'd prefer not to eat that.
  3. Mandarin
    书和朋友应该是宁缺毋滥。
    書和朋友應該是寧缺毋濫。
    shū hé péng you yīng gāi shì nìng quē wú làn 。
    • Books and friends should be few but good.
  4. Mandarin
    我宁可死，也不想看见你哭。
    我寧可死，也不想看見你哭。
    wǒ nìng kě sǐ ， yě bù xiǎng kàn jiàn nǐ kū 。
    • I'd rather die than see you cry.
  5. Mandarin
    与其知道你要走，我宁肯你没有回来过。
    與其知道你要走，我寧肯你沒有回來過。
    yǔ qí zhī dào nǐ yào zǒu ， wǒ nìng kěn nǐ méi yǒu huí lai guò 。
    • I would rather that you never returned than know that you wanted to leave.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我宁愿去啲唔钟意嘅公司度做嘢，都唔想浑浑噩噩噉又过多年。
    我寧願去啲唔鍾意嘅公司度做嘢，都唔想渾渾噩噩噉又過多年。
    ngo5 ning4 jyun6 heoi3 di1 m4 zung1 ji3 ge3 gung1 si1 dou6 zou6 je5 ， dou1 m4 soeng2 wan4 wan4 ngok6 ngok6 gam2 jau6 gwo3 do1 nin4 。
    • I would rather work for any company than waste another year.
  2. Cantonese
    你想去滑雪就去滑雪啦，我自己就宁愿留喺屋企睇小说喇。
    你想去滑雪就去滑雪啦，我自己就寧願留喺屋企睇小說喇。
    nei5 soeng2 heoi3 waat6 syut3 zau6 heoi3 waat6 syut3 laa1 ， ngo5 zi6 gei2 zau6 ning4 jyun6 lau4 hai2 uk1 kei2 tai2 siu2 syut3 laa3 。
    • You can go skiing if you like, but for my part I prefer to stay at home and read a novel.
  3. Cantonese
    列宁命令佢哋反抗。
    列寧命令佢哋反抗。
    lit6 ning4 ming6 ling6 keoi5 dei2 faan2 kong3 。
    • Lenin ordered them to rebel.
  4. Cantonese
    阿 Tom 宁愿行十公里路，都唔肯俾钱买飞搭巴士。
    阿 Tom 寧願行十公里路，都唔肯俾錢買飛搭巴士。
    aa3 Ｔ o m ning4 jyun6 hang4 sap6 gung1 lei5 lou6 ， dou1 m4 hang2 bei2 cin2 maai5 fei1 daap3 baa1 si2 。
    • Tom preferred to walk ten kilometres rather than pay money for a bus ticket.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    所谓「有人辞官归故里，有人漏夜赶科场」，政府问责团队早排发生「跳船潮」，几位高官提早退休，但就有反对党成员宁愿退党都要补上空缺。
    所謂「有人辭官歸故里，有人漏夜趕科場」，政府問責團隊早排發生「跳船潮」，幾位高官提早退休，但就有反對黨成員寧願退黨都要補上空缺。
    so2 wai6 jau5 jan4 ci4 gun1 gwai1 gu3 lei5, jau5 jan4 lau6 je6 gon2 fo1 coeng4, zing3 fu2 man6 zaak3 tyun4 deoi2 zou2 paai4 faat3 sang1 tiu4 syun4 ciu4, gei2 wai2 gou1 gun1 tai4 zou2 teoi3 jau1, daan6 zau6 jau5 faan2 deoi3 dong2 sing4 jyun4 ning4 jyun2 teoi3 dong2 dou1 jiu3 bou2 soeng5 hung1 kyut3.
    • People come and go. There are vacancies in the governing team after several principal officials jumped ship by early retirement some days ago. Meanwhile, certain members of the opposition camp would rather leave their parties and fill in.
  2. Cantonese
    我宁愿神柱有day off，都好过硬食天地堂。
    我寧願神柱有day off，都好過硬食天地堂。
    ngo5 ning4 jyun2 san4 cyu5 jau5 dei1 !of1, dou1 hou2 gwo3 ngaang6 sik6 tin1 dei6 tong4.
    • I would rather have a tight schedule from day to night with at least a day off, than have to attend classes separately in the early morning and the late afternoon.
  3. Cantonese
    我宁愿攞啲钱倒落海都唔想帮垃圾养仔。
    我寧願攞啲錢倒落海都唔想幫垃圾養仔。
    • X
  4. Cantonese
    喺宁锦之战，广东出身嘅将军袁崇焕率领三万人嘅军队抵挡十万人嘅大军。
    喺寧錦之戰，廣東出身嘅將軍袁崇煥率領三萬人嘅軍隊抵擋十萬人嘅大軍。
    hai2 ning4 gam2 zi1 zin3, gwong2 dung1 ceot1 san1 ge3 zoeng1 gwan1 jyun4 sung4 wun6 seot1 ling5 saam1 maan6 jan4 ge3 gwan1 deoi2 dai2 dong2 sap6 maan6 jan4 ge3 daai6 gwan1.
    • In the Battle of Ning-Jin, the Guangdong-born general Yun Sung-wun led an army of mere 30000 men up against a legion of more than 100000 men.
  5. Cantonese
    不自由，毋宁死。
    不自由，毋寧死。
    bat1 zi6 jau4, mou4 ning4 sei2.
    • Give me liberty, or give me death.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    宁教人打仔，莫教人分妻
    寧教人打仔，莫教人分妻
    ning4 gaau3 jan4 daai2 zai2, mok6 gaau3 jan4 fan1 cai1
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    心绪不宁
    心緒不寧
    xīn xù bù níng
    • restless; uneasy
  2. Mandarin
    息事宁人
    息事寧人
    xī shì níng rén
    • to end a dispute or conflict and calm the people down
  3. Mandarin
    安宁
    安寧
    ān níng
    • peaceful; tranquil
  4. Mandarin
    据说在1990年成立全苏东干族协会时，吉尔吉斯斯坦南方的奥什回回因为不会讲陕甘宁方言而嚎啕大哭，痛惜自己丢失了母语。
    據說在1990年成立全蘇東干族協會時，吉爾吉斯斯坦南方的奧什回回因爲不會講陝甘寧方言而嚎啕大哭，痛惜自己丟失了母語。
    jù shuō zài １９９０ nián chéng lì quán sū dōng gān zú xié huì shí ， jí ěr jí sī sī tǎn nán fāng de ào shén huí huí yīn wèi bù huì jiǎng shǎn gān níng fāng yán ér háo táo dà kū ， tòng xī zì jǐ diū shī le mǔ yǔ ．
    • It is said that during the 1990 formation of the All-Soviet Dungan Association, Hui of Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan cried most terribly, unable to speak their Shaan-Gan-Ning dialect, lamenting the loss of their native language.
  5. Mandarin
    朱宁表示，从价格形成机制来看，原料价格上涨，势必导致以鸡蛋为原料的月饼、蛋糕等副食品价格水涨船高。
    朱寧表示，從價格形成機制來看，原料價格上漲，勢必導致以雞蛋為原料的月餅、蛋糕等副食品價格水漲船高。
    zhū níng biǎo shì ， cóng jià gé xíng chéng jī zhì lái kàn ， yuán liào jià gé shàng zhàng ， shì bì dǎo zhì yǐ jī dàn wéi yuán liào de yuè bǐng ， dàn gāo děng fù shí pǐn jià gé shuǐ zhàng chuán gāo ．
    • Zhu Ning states that considering how prices are formed, if the price of the raw material [eggs] grows, the prices of non-staple food made from eggs, such as mooncakes and cakes, must grow with it too.