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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
寧靜 níngjìng	寧靜 \| 寧靜* \| *寧靜	tranquil / tranquility / serenity	宁静 HSK 4


寧願 nìngyuàn	寧願 \| 寧願* \| *寧願	would rather ... (than ...)	宁愿 HSK 7-9


寧可 nìngkě	寧可 \| 寧可* \| *寧可	preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils	宁可 HSK 7-9


寧夏省 Níngxià Shěng	寧夏省 \| 寧夏省* \| *寧夏省	former Ningxia province, now Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區｜宁夏回族自治区	宁夏省


寧洱 Níng'ěr	寧洱 \| 寧洱* \| *寧洱	see 寧洱哈尼族彝族自治縣｜宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县	宁洱


寧陽縣 Níngyángxiàn	寧陽縣 \| 寧陽縣* \| *寧陽縣	Ninguang county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong	宁阳县


寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾 nìngzuòjītóu, bùzuòfèngwěi	寧做…鳳尾 \| 寧做…鳳尾* \| *寧做…鳳尾	lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom) / fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond	宁做鸡头，不做凤尾


寧夏回族自治區 Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū	寧夏…治區 \| 寧夏…治區* \| *寧夏…治區	Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, capital Yinchuan 銀川市｜银川市 (abbr. to 寧｜宁)	宁夏回族自治区


寧夏 Níngxià	寧夏 \| 寧夏* \| *寧夏	see 寧夏回族自治區｜宁夏回族自治区	宁夏


寧城 Níngchéng	寧城 \| 寧城* \| *寧城	Ningcheng County of Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia	宁城


寧 Níng	寧 \| 寧* \| *寧	abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區｜宁夏回族自治区 / abbr. for Nanjing 南京 / surname Ning	宁


寧 níng	寧 \| 寧* \| *寧	peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc)	宁


寧 nìng	寧 \| 寧* \| *寧	would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. [ning2]	宁


寧肯 nìngkěn	寧肯 \| 寧肯* \| *寧肯	would rather... / it would be better... / would prefer	宁肯


寧陵 Nínglíng	寧陵 \| 寧陵* \| *寧陵	Ningling county in Shangqiu 商丘, Henan	宁陵


寧波 Níngbō	寧波 \| 寧波* \| *寧波	see 寧波市｜宁波市	宁波


寧陝 Níngshǎn	寧陝 \| 寧陝* \| *寧陝	Ningshan County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi	宁陕


寧晉縣 Níngjìnxiàn	寧晉縣 \| 寧晉縣* \| *寧晉縣	Ningjin county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei	宁晋县


寧德 Níngdé	寧德 \| 寧德* \| *寧德	see 寧德市｜宁德市	宁德


寧死不屈 nìngsǐbùqū	寧死不屈 \| 寧死不屈* \| *寧死不屈	rather die than submit (idiom)	宁死不屈


寧國 Níngguó	寧國 \| 寧國* \| *寧國	see 寧國市｜宁国市	宁国


寧遠 Níngyuǎn	寧遠 \| 寧遠* \| *寧遠	Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan	宁远


寧都 Níngdū	寧都 \| 寧都* \| *寧都	Ningdu county in Ganzhou 贛州｜赣州, Jiangxi	宁都


寧江 Níngjiāng	寧江 \| 寧江* \| *寧江	Ningjiang district of Songyuan city 松原市, Jilin	宁江


寧化 Nínghuà	寧化 \| 寧化* \| *寧化	see 寧化縣｜宁化县	宁化


寧強 Níngqiáng	寧強 \| 寧強* \| *寧強	Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中｜汉中, Shaanxi	宁强


寧晉 Níngjìn	寧晉 \| 寧晉* \| *寧晉	Ningjin county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei	宁晋


寧津 Níngjīn	寧津 \| 寧津* \| *寧津	Ningjin county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong	宁津


寧蒗 Nínglàng	寧蒗 \| 寧蒗* \| *寧蒗	see 寧蒗彝族自治縣｜宁蒗彝族自治县	宁蒗


寧德市 Níngdé Shì	寧德市 \| 寧德市* \| *寧德市	Ningde, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省	宁德市


寧縣 Níng Xiàn	寧縣 \| 寧縣* \| *寧縣	Ning County or Ningxian, a county in Qingyang City 慶陽市｜庆阳市, Gansu	宁县


寧缺勿濫 nìngquēwùlàn	寧缺勿濫 \| 寧缺勿濫* \| *寧缺勿濫	same as 寧缺毋濫｜宁缺毋滥	宁缺勿滥


寧安 Níng'ān	寧安 \| 寧安* \| *寧安	see 寧安市｜宁安市	宁安


寧陵縣 Nínglíngxiàn	寧陵縣 \| 寧陵縣* \| *寧陵縣	Ningling county in Shangqiu 商丘, Henan	宁陵县


寧遠縣 Níngyuǎnxiàn	寧遠縣 \| 寧遠縣* \| *寧遠縣	Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan	宁远县


寧南 Níngnán	寧南 \| 寧南* \| *寧南	see 寧南縣｜宁南县	宁南


寧海縣 Nínghǎixiàn	寧海縣 \| 寧海縣* \| *寧海縣	Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波｜宁波, Zhejiang	宁海县


寧缺毋濫 nìngquēwúlàn	寧缺毋濫 \| 寧缺毋濫* \| *寧缺毋濫	better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option	宁缺毋滥


寧陝縣 Níngshǎn Xiàn	寧陝縣 \| 寧陝縣* \| *寧陝縣	Ningshan County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi	宁陕县


寧陽 Níngyáng	寧陽 \| 寧陽* \| *寧陽	Ningyang county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong	宁阳


寧津縣 Níngjīnxiàn	寧津縣 \| 寧津縣* \| *寧津縣	Ningjin county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong	宁津县


寧明 Níngmíng	寧明 \| 寧明* \| *寧明	see 寧明縣｜宁明县	宁明


寧海 Nínghǎi	寧海 \| 寧海* \| *寧海	Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波｜宁波, Zhejiang	宁海


寧明縣 Níngmíng Xiàn	寧明縣 \| 寧明縣* \| *寧明縣	Ningming, a county in Chongzuo City 崇左市, Guangxi	宁明县


寧化縣 Nínghuà Xiàn	寧化縣 \| 寧化縣* \| *寧化縣	Ninghua, a county in Sanming City 三明市, Fujian	宁化县


寧南縣 Níngnán Xiàn	寧南縣 \| 寧南縣* \| *寧南縣	Ningnan, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州｜凉山彝族自治州, Sichuan	宁南县


寧江區 Níngjiāngqū	寧江區 \| 寧江區* \| *寧江區	Ningjiang district of Songyuan city 松原市, Jilin	宁江区


寧城縣 Níngchéng Xiàn	寧城縣 \| 寧城縣* \| *寧城縣	Ningcheng County of Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia	宁城县


寧蒗彝族自治縣 Nínglàng Yízú Zìzhìxiàn	寧蒗…治縣 \| 寧蒗…治縣* \| *寧蒗…治縣	Ninglang Yizu Autonomous County in Lijiang 麗江市｜丽江市, Yunnan	宁蒗彝族自治县


寧安市 Níng'ān Shì	寧安市 \| 寧安市* \| *寧安市	Ning'an, a county-level city in Mudanjiang City 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang	宁安市


寧靜致遠 níngjìngzhìyuǎn	寧靜致遠 \| 寧靜致遠* \| *寧靜致遠	tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study / cf Still waters run deep.	宁静致远


寧為玉碎，不為瓦全 nìngwéiyùsuì, bùwéiwǎquán	寧為…瓦全 \| 寧為…瓦全* \| *寧為…瓦全	Better broken jade than intact tile. / Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)	宁为玉碎，不为瓦全


寧宗 Níngzōng	寧宗 \| 寧宗* \| *寧宗	Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224)	宁宗


寧洱縣 Níng'ěr Xiàn	寧洱縣 \| 寧洱縣* \| *寧洱縣	see 寧洱哈尼族彝族自治縣｜宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县	宁洱县


寧國市 Níngguó Shì	寧國市 \| 寧國市* \| *寧國市	Ningguo, a county-level city in Xuancheng City 宣城市, Anhui	宁国市


寧左勿右 nìngzuǒwùyòu	寧左勿右 \| 寧左勿右* \| *寧左勿右	(of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)	宁左勿右


寧強縣 Níngqiáng Xiàn	寧強縣 \| 寧強縣* \| *寧強縣	Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中｜汉中, Shaanxi	宁强县


寧拆十座廟，不毀一樁婚 nìngchāishízuòmiào, bùhuǐyīzhuānghūn	寧拆…樁婚 \| 寧拆…樁婚* \| *寧拆…樁婚	rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)	宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚


寧武 Níngwǔ	寧武 \| 寧武* \| *寧武	Ningwu county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi	宁武


寧武縣 Níngwǔxiàn	寧武縣 \| 寧武縣* \| *寧武縣	Ningwu county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi	宁武县


寧波市 Níngbō Shì	寧波市 \| 寧波市* \| *寧波市	Ningbo, sub-provincial city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省	宁波市


寧洱哈尼族彝族自治縣 Níng'ěr Hānízú Yízú Zìzhìxiàn	寧洱…治縣 \| 寧洱…治縣* \| *寧洱…治縣	Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County in Pu'er 普洱市, Yunnan	宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县


寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾 nìngwéijītóu, bùwéifèngwěi	寧為…鳳尾 \| 寧為…鳳尾* \| *寧為…鳳尾	see 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾｜宁做鸡头，不做凤尾	宁为鸡头，不为凤尾


寧蒗縣 Nínglàngxiàn	寧蒗縣 \| 寧蒗縣* \| *寧蒗縣	Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Lijiang 麗江｜丽江, Yunnan	宁蒗县


寧邊 Níngbiān	寧邊 \| 寧邊* \| *寧邊	Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor	宁边


寧都縣 Níngdūxiàn	寧都縣 \| 寧都縣* \| *寧都縣	Ningdu county in Ganzhou 贛州｜赣州, Jiangxi	宁都县

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