created reference approved 宁可/寧可 → 宁愿/寧願 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
宁可 / 寧可 nìngkě
宁愿 / 寧願 nìngyuàn
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 宁可/寧可 → 宁肯/寧肯 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
宁可 / 寧可 nìngkě
宁肯 / 寧肯 nìngkěn
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 宁可/寧可 → 岂可/豈可 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
宁可 / 寧可 níngkě
岂可 / 豈可 qǐkě
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 宁可/寧可 · nìngkě · would rather — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
宁可 / 寧可
nìngkě
would rather
would rather; preferably; used to indicate a choice made after weighing alternatives, often choosing the lesser of two evils
níngkě
宁 (literal) → 宁/寧 · nìng · would rather 可 (literal) → 可 · kě · to approve
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 宁可/寧可 · níngkě · how could — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
宁可 / 寧可
níngkě
how could
(literary) how could it be that; used to introduce a rhetorical question
宁 (literal) → 宁/寧 · nìng · [rhetorical question] 可 (literal) → 可 · kě · [question emphasis]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition