| 宁愿 | [nìng yuàn, ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄢˋ, 宁 愿 / 寧 願] would rather; better #6,918 [Add to Longdo] |
| 宁可 | [nìng kě, ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄜˇ, 宁 可 / 寧 可] preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils #10,967 [Add to Longdo] |
| 情愿 | [qíng yuàn, ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ, 情 愿 / 情 願] willingness; would rather (agree to X than Y) #12,709 [Add to Longdo] |
| 宁肯 | [nìng kěn, ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄣˇ, 宁 肯 / 寧 肯] would rather...; it would be better...; would prefer #39,690 [Add to Longdo] |
| 舍生取义 | [shě shēng qǔ yì, ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ, 舍 生 取 义 / 捨 生 取 義] to give up life for righteousness (成语 saw, from Mencius); to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles #87,748 [Add to Longdo] |