寧可信其有
nìng​kě​xìn​qí​yǒu

to rather believe it to be true

  • created reference approved 宁可信其有/寧可信其有 → 不可信其无/不可信其無 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁可信其有 / 寧可信其有 nìng​kě​xìn​qí​yǒu

    不可信其无 / 不可信其無 bù​kě​xìn​qí​wú

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 宁可信其有/寧可信其有 · nìng​kě​xìn​qí​yǒu · to rather believe it to be true — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁可信其有 / 寧可信其有

    nìng​kě​xìn​qí​yǒu

    to rather believe it to be true

    Used to express that it is safer to assume something is true than to dismiss it, often regarding superstitions, rumors, or warnings.

    宁可 (literal) → 宁可/寧可 · nìng​kě · would rather 信 (literal) → 信 · xìn · to believe 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · it 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense