寧可信其有，不可信其無

Chinese

		would rather; would prefer; it would be better if	letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it)	to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be		cannot; should not; must not	letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it)	not have
trad. (寧可信其有，不可信其無)		寧可	信	其	有	，	不可	信	其	無
simp. (宁可信其有，不可信其无)		宁可	信	其	有	，	不可	信	其	无

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): níngkě xìn qíyǒu, bùbùkě xìn qí wú

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄧㄡˇ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ning⁴ ho² seon³ kei⁴ jau⁵, bat¹ ho² seon³ kei⁴ mou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: níngkě xìn qíyǒu, bùbùkě xìn qí wú
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄧㄡˇ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: níngkě sìn cíyǒu, bùbùkě sìn cí wú
    • Wade–Giles: ning²-kʻo³ hsin⁴ chʻi²-yu³, pu⁴-pu⁴-kʻo³ hsin⁴ chʻi² wu²
    • Yale: níng-kě syìn chí-yǒu-, bù-bù-kě syìn chí wú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ningkee shinn chyiyeou, bubuhkee shinn chyi wu
    • Palladius: нинкэ синь цию, бубукэ синь ци у (ninkɛ sinʹ ciju, bubukɛ sinʹ ci u)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ u³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ning⁴ ho² seon³ kei⁴ jau⁵, bat¹ ho² seon³ kei⁴ mou⁴
    • Yale: nìhng hó seun kèih yáuh, bāt hó seun kèih mòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ning⁴ ho² soen³ kei⁴ jau⁵, bat⁷ ho² soen³ kei⁴ mou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ning⁴ ho² sên³ kéi⁴ yeo⁵, bed¹ ho² sên³ kéi⁴ mou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɪŋ²¹ hɔː³⁵ sɵn³³ kʰei̯²¹ jɐu̯¹³ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ sɵn³³ kʰei̯²¹ mou̯²¹/

Proverb

寧可信其有，不可信其無

1. It is better to believe something is real or true than to believe it is nonexistent or false.