寧為太平犬，不做亂世人

Chinese

		peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.)	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	peaceful and tranquil; peace and tranquility	dog		not; no	to do; to make; to produce	unsettled and chaotic times	man; person; people
trad. (寧為太平犬，不做亂世人/寧爲太平犬，不做亂世人)		寧	為/爲	太平	犬	，	不	做	亂世	人
simp. (宁为太平犬，不做乱世人)		宁	为	太平	犬	，	不	做	乱世	人

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nìng wéi tàipíng quǎn, bù zuò luànshì rén, níng wéi tàipíng quǎn, bù zuò luànshì rén

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ, ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ning⁴ wai⁴ taai³ peng⁴ hyun², bat¹ zou⁶ lyun⁶ sai³ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nìng wéi tàipíng quǎn, bù zuò luànshì rén [Phonetic: nìng wéi tàipíng quǎn, bú zuò luànshì rén]
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nìng wéi tàipíng cyuǎn, bù zuò luànshìh rén
  - Wade–Giles: ning⁴ wei² tʻai⁴-pʻing² chʻüan³, pu⁴ tso⁴ luan⁴-shih⁴ jên²
  - Yale: nìng wéi tài-píng chywǎn-, bù dzwò lwàn-shr̀ rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ninq wei taypyng cheuan, bu tzuoh luannshyh ren
  - Palladius: нин вэй тайпин цюань, бу цзо луаньши жэнь (nin vɛj tajpin cjuanʹ, bu czo luanʹši žɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: níng wéi tàipíng quǎn, bù zuò luànshì rén [Phonetic: níng wéi tàipíng quǎn, bú zuò luànshì rén]
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: níng wéi tàipíng cyuǎn, bù zuò luànshìh rén
  - Wade–Giles: ning² wei² tʻai⁴-pʻing² chʻüan³, pu⁴ tso⁴ luan⁴-shih⁴ jên²
  - Yale: níng wéi tài-píng chywǎn-, bù dzwò lwàn-shr̀ rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ning wei taypyng cheuan, bu tzuoh luannshyh ren
  - Palladius: нин вэй тайпин цюань, бу цзо луаньши жэнь (nin vɛj tajpin cjuanʹ, bu czo luanʹši žɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ning⁴ wai⁴ taai³ peng⁴ hyun², bat¹ zou⁶ lyun⁶ sai³ jan⁴
  - Yale: nìhng wàih taai pèhng hyún, bāt jouh lyuhn sai yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ning⁴ wai⁴ taai³ peng⁴ hyn², bat⁷ dzou⁶ lyn⁶ sai³ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ning⁴ wei⁴ tai³ péng⁴ hün², bed¹ zou⁶ lün⁶ sei³ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɪŋ²¹ wɐi̯²¹ tʰaːi̯³³ pʰɛːŋ²¹ hyːn³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sou̯²² lyːn²² sɐi̯³³ jɐn²¹/

Proverb

寧為太平犬，不做亂世人

It’s better to be a dog in a peaceful time than be a man in a chaotic period.

Synonyms