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[粵] ning4, [國] ning2: [1] [adj] peaceful; serene; tranquil [2] [n] another name for Nanjing [粵] ning4, [國] ning4: [1] [adv] would rather (than); better be (than) [2] [adv] how could it/there be See also 寗.
 Additional PoS:   Stroke count: 14
Level: 3
Radical: 宀 (#40)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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寧願
ning4 jyun6/6*2 = would rather, better
安寧
on1 ning4 = peaceful; (placename) On Ning
寧靜
ning4 zing6 = tranquil, tranquility; peaceful; serene; Ning Jing (actress)
寧可
ning4 ho2 = would rather
雞犬不寧
gai1 hyun2 bat1 ning4 = turmoil; a great noise disturbance
寧教人打仔，莫教人分妻
ning4 gaau3 jan4 daa2 zai2, mok6 gaau3 jan4 fan1 cai1 = prefer to teach a person how to hit their children, instead of teaching a person to separate from their wife
心緒不寧
sam1 seoi5 bat1 ning4 = feel unsettled
貝寧
bui3 ning4 = Benin
寧夏
ning4 haa6 = Ningxia (province in China)
遼寧
liu4 ning4 = Liaoning (province in PRC)
南寧
naam4 ning4 = Nanning, Nam Ning
安寧片
on1 ning4 pin3 = meprobamate
南寧地區
naam4 ning4 dei6 keoi1 = [n] Nanning district (district in Guangxi)
昌寧
coeng1 ning4 = Changning (place in Yunnan)
長寧
coeng4 ning4 = Changning (place in Sichuan), Cheung Ning
大寧
daai6 ning4 = Daning (place in Shanxi), Tai Ning
東寧
dung1 ning4 = Dongning (place in Heilongjiang), Tung Ning
阜寧
fau6 ning4 = Funing (place in Jiangsu)
撫寧
fu2 ning4 = Funing (place in Hebei)
富寧
fu3 ning4 = Funing (place in Yunnan)
豐寧
fung1 ning4 = Fengning Manzu autonomous county (place in Hebei)
金寧鄉
gam1 ning4 hoeng1 = Chinning (village in Taiwan)
建寧
gin3 ning4 = Jianning (place in Fujian)
江寧
gong1 ning4 = Jiangning (place in Jiangsu), Kong Ning
廣寧
gwong2 ning4 = Guangning (place in Guangdong), Kong Ning
海寧
hoi2 ning4 = Haining (city in Zhejiang), Hoi Ning
遼寧省
liu4 ning4 saang2 = Liaoning, far north east Chinese province
常寧
soeng4 ning4 = Changning (place in Hunan)
華寧
waa4 ning4 = Huaning (place in Yunnan), Wah Ning
懷寧
waai4 ning4 = Huaining (place in Anhui)
集寧
zaap6 ning4 = Ji'ning (city in Inner Mongolia)
濟寧
zai3 ning4 = Ji'ning (city in Shandong)
濟寧地區
zai3 ning4 dei6 keoi1 = Ji'ning district (district in Shandong)
晉寧
zeon3 ning4 = Jinning (place in Yunnan)
靜寧
zing6 ning4 = Jingning (place in Gansu)
咸寧
haam4 ning4 = Xianning (city in Hubei), Ham Ning
咸寧地區
haam4 ning4 dei6 keoi1 = Xianning (district in Hubei)
休寧
jau1 ning4 = Xiuning (place in Anhui)
伊寧
ji1 ning4 = Yining
冕寧
min5 ning4 = Mianning (place in Sichuan)
武寧
mou5 ning4 = Wuning (place in Jiangxi)
寧波
ning4 bo1 = Ningbo (city in Zhejiang)
寧波地區
ning4 bo1 dei6 keoi1 = Ningbo district (district in Zhejiang)
寧德
ning4 dak1 = Ningde (city in Fujian)
寧德地區
ning4 dak1 dei6 keoi1 = Ningde district (district in Fujian)
寧都
ning4 dou1 = Ningdu (place in Jiangxi)
寧化
ning4 faa3 = Ninghua (place in Fujian)
寧岡
ning4 gong1 = Ninggang (place in Jiangxi)
寧國
ning4 gwok3 = Ningguo (place in Anhui)
寧河
ning4 ho4 = Ninghe (place in Tianjin)
寧鄉
ning4 hoeng1 = Ningxiang (place in Hunan)
寧海
ning4 hoi2 = Ninghai (place in Zhejiang)
寧陽
ning4 joeng4 = Ningyang (place in Shandong)
寧遠
ning4 jyun5 = Ningyuan (place in Hunan)
寧縣
ning4 jyun6 = Ning county (county in Gansu)
寧強
ning4 koeng4 = Ningqiang (place in Shaanxi)
寧陵
ning4 ling4 = Ningling (place in Henan)
寧明
ning4 ming4 = Ningming (place in Guangxi)
寧武
ning4 mou5 = Ningwu (place in Shanxi)
寧南
ning4 naam4 = Ningnan (place in Sichuan)
寧安
ning4 on1 = Ning'an (city in Heilongjiang)
寧陝
ning4 sim2 = Ningshan (place in Shaanxi)
寧城
ning4 sing4 = Ningcheng (place in Inner Mongolia)
寧津
ning4 zeon1 = Ningjin (place in Shandong)
寧晉
ning4 zeon3 = Ningjin (place in Hebei)
普寧
pou2 ning4 = Puning (city in Guangdong)
新寧
san1 ning4 = Xinning (place in Hunan)
壽寧
sau6 ning4 = Shouning (place in Fujian)
會寧
wui6 ning4 = Huining (place in Gansu)
周寧
zau1 ning4 = Zhouning (place in Fujian)
正寧
zing3 ning4 = Zhengning (place in Gansu)
中寧
zung1 ning4 = Zhongning (place in Ningxia)
格羅寧根
gaak3 lo4 ning4 gan1 = Groningen
巴枯寧主義
baa1 fu1 ning4 zyu2 ji6 = Bakuninism
寧死不屈
ning4 sei2 bat1 wat1 = to rather die than submit
遼寧大學
liu4 ning4 daai6 hok6 = Liaoning University
唐寧
tong4 ning4 = Leila Tong Ling
息事寧人
sik1 si6 ning4 jan4 = for the sake of harmony settle a dispute or conflict;
寧謐
ning4 mat6 = tranquil; quiet; serene
柏寧酒店
paak3 ning4 zau2 dim3 = Park Lane Hotel (Hong Kong)
單寧酸
daan1 ning4 syun1 = tannic acid
寧神
ning4 san4 = to make one feel at ease; calm one's mind
寧為玉碎,不為瓦全
ning4 wai4 juk6 seoi3 bat1 wai4 ngaa5 cyun4 = be willing to make sacrifices in the name of justice than lapse in one's integrity
豐寧滿族自治縣
fung1 ning4 mun5 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 = Fengning Manzu autonomous county (county in Hebei)
寧夏回族自治區
ning4 haa6 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 keoi1 = Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
楊祐寧
joeng4 jau6 ning4 = Tony Yang |
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