毋寧 in Chinese

IPA: /u³⁵ niŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /u³⁵ niŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mou̯²¹ nɪŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /u³⁵ niŋ⁵¹/, /u³⁵ niŋ³⁵/, /mou̯²¹ nɪŋ²¹/ Chinese transliterations: wúnìng [Mandarin, Pinyin], wúníng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄥˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mou⁴ ning⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wúnìng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wúnìng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wu²-ning⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wú-nìng [Mandarin, Yale], wuninq [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], унин [Mandarin, Palladius], unin [Mandarin, Palladius], wúníng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wúníng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wu²-ning² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wú-níng [Mandarin, Yale], wuning [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], mòuh nìhng [Cantonese, Yale], mou⁴ ning⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mou⁴ ning⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Possibly a blend of 毋如 and 寧／宁 (níng). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|毋如}} 毋如, {{zh-l|寧}} 寧／宁 (níng) Head templates: {{head|zh|adverb}} 毋寧

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "毋如"
      },
      "expansion": "毋如",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "寧"
      },
      "expansion": "寧／宁 (níng)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly a blend of 毋如 and 寧／宁 (níng).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "毋寧",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Give me liberty, or give me death! (lit. \"If not free, I would rather die!\")",
          "ref": "不自由，毋寧死！ [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "不自由，毋宁死！ [MSC, simp.]\nBù zìyóu, wúníng sǐ! [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rather; preferably"
      ],
      "id": "en-毋寧-zh-adv-4SrbL7A2",
      "links": [
        [
          "poetic",
          "poetic"
        ],
        [
          "rather",
          "rather"
        ],
        [
          "preferably",
          "preferably"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, poetic) rather; preferably"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúnìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúníng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ ning⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúnìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúnìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu²-ning⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú-nìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wuninq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "унин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "unin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ niŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúníng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúníng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu²-ning²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú-níng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wuning"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ niŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòuh nìhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ ning⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ ning⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ nɪŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ niŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ niŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ nɪŋ²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "毋寧"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "毋如"
      },
      "expansion": "毋如",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "寧"
      },
      "expansion": "寧／宁 (níng)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly a blend of 毋如 and 寧／宁 (níng).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "毋寧",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese adverbs",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese adverbs",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese literary terms",
        "Chinese poetic terms",
        "Chinese redlinks/zh-l",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin adverbs",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations",
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Give me liberty, or give me death! (lit. \"If not free, I would rather die!\")",
          "ref": "不自由，毋寧死！ [MSC, trad.]",
          "text": "不自由，毋宁死！ [MSC, simp.]\nBù zìyóu, wúníng sǐ! [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rather; preferably"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poetic",
          "poetic"
        ],
        [
          "rather",
          "rather"
        ],
        [
          "preferably",
          "preferably"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, poetic) rather; preferably"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúnìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúníng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄥˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ ning⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúnìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúnìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu²-ning⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú-nìng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wuninq"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "унин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "unin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ niŋ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúníng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúníng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu²-ning²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú-níng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wuning"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ niŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòuh nìhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ ning⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ ning⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ nɪŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ niŋ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ niŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ nɪŋ²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "毋寧"
}

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"毋寧" meaning in Chinese

Adverb