毋寧 [－宁]

Jyutping mou4 ning4
Pinyin wú níng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, literary, poetic
    rather; preferably
    • 不自由，毋寧死！
      不自由，毋宁死！
      bù zì yóu ， wú níng sǐ ！
      Give me liberty, or give me death! (lit. "If not free, I would rather die!")

毋寧 [－宁]

Jyutping mou4 ning4
Pinyin wú nìng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. not as good as
  2. would rather
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, literary, poetic
    rather; preferably
    • 不自由，毋寧死！
      不自由，毋宁死！
      bù zì yóu ， wú níng sǐ ！
      Give me liberty, or give me death! (lit. "If not free, I would rather die!")
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 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 (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    与其跪着生，毋宁站着死。
    與其跪着生，毋寧站着死。
    yǔ qí guì zhe shēng ， wú nìng zhàn zhe sǐ ．
    • It's better to die standing rather than live kneeling.
  2. Mandarin
    不自由，毋宁死！
    不自由，毋寧死！
    bù zì yóu ， wú níng sǐ ！
    • Give me liberty, or give me death! (lit. "If not free, I would rather die!")