寧願

Chinese

		peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.)	hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing
trad. (寧願/甯願)		寧/甯	願
simp. (宁愿)		宁	愿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nìngyuàn, níngyuàn

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄢˋ, ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ning⁴ jyun⁶ / ning⁴ jyun^6-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): nèn-ngien / nèn-ngian
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lēng-goān / lêng-goān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nìngyuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nìngyuàn
  - Wade–Giles: ning⁴-yüan⁴
  - Yale: nìng-ywàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ninqyuann
  - Palladius: нинъюань (ninʺjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: níngyuàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: níngyuàn
  - Wade–Giles: ning²-yüan⁴
  - Yale: níng-ywàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ningyuann
  - Palladius: нинъюань (ninʺjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niŋ³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ning⁴ jyun⁶ / ning⁴ jyun^6-2
  - Yale: nìhng yuhn / nìhng yún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ning⁴ jyn⁶ / ning⁴ jyn^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ning⁴ yun⁶ / ning⁴ yun^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɪŋ²¹ jyːn²²/, /nɪŋ²¹ jyːn²²⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nèn-ngien
  - Hakka Romanization System: nen^ˇ ngien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: nen² ngian⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /nen¹¹ ŋi̯en⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: nèn-ngian
  - Hakka Romanization System: nen^ˇ ngian
  - Hagfa Pinyim: nen² ngian⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /nen¹¹ ŋi̯an⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lēng-goān
  - Tâi-lô: līng-guān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lexnggoan
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡuan²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² ɡuan⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-goān
  - Tâi-lô: lîng-guān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lenggoan
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ²³⁻³³ ɡuan³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡuan³³/

Adverb

寧願

would rather; would prefer; it would be better if

Synonyms

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寧可 / 宁可 (nìngkě)
寧肯 / 宁肯 (nìngkěn)
情願 / 情愿 (qíngyuàn)
殘莫 / 残莫 (zan² mo) (Xiang)