辽宁
Liáo níng
Pinyin

Definition

辽宁
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Liáo níng
  1. Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liáo], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shěn yáng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

列宁
Liè níng
  1. 1 Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader
南宁
Nán níng
  1. 1 Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区
安宁
Ān níng
  1. 1 Anning District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lán zhōu Shì], Gansu
  2. 2 Anning City, to the west of Kunming 昆明[Kūn míng], Yunnan
宁
Níng
  1. 1 abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū]
  2. 2 abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nán jīng]
  3. 3 surname Ning
宁可
nìng kě
  1. 1 preferably
  2. 2 one would prefer to...(or not to...)
  3. 3 would rather
  4. 4 (would) be better to
  5. 5 (to pick) the lesser of two evils
宁波
Níng bō
  1. 1 Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang
宁静
níng jìng
  1. 1 tranquil
  2. 2 tranquility
  3. 3 serenity
宁愿
nìng yuàn
  1. 1 would rather
  2. 2 better
辽宁
Liáo níng
  1. 1 Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liáo], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shěn yáng]
鸡犬不宁
jī quǎn bù níng
  1. 1 lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. great commotion
  3. 3 pandemonium
丹宁
dān níng
  1. 1 (loanword) denim
  2. 2 tannin
南宁市
Nán níng Shì
  1. 1 Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū] in south China
咸宁
Xián níng
  1. 1 Xianning prefecture level city in Hubei
大宁
Dà níng
  1. 1 Daning county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lín fén], Shanxi
宁夏
Níng xià
  1. 1 Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧|宁[Níng], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yín chuān]
宁德
Níng dé
  1. 1 Ningde prefecture level city in Fujian
宁死不屈
nìng sǐ bù qū
  1. 1 rather die than submit (idiom)
宁波市
Níng bō shì
  1. 1 Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang
宁海
Níng hǎi
  1. 1 Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Níng bō], Zhejiang
宁缺勿滥
nìng quē wù làn
  1. 1 same as 寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥[nìng quē wú làn]

Idioms (9)

宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
  1. 1 lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
宁左勿右
nìng zuǒ wù yòu
  1. 1 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
  1. 1 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
宁死不屈
nìng sǐ bù qū
  1. 1 rather die than submit (idiom)
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
  1. 1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
  2. 2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
宁缺毋滥
nìng quē wú làn
  1. 1 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
宁静致远
níng jìng zhì yuǎn
  1. 1 tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
  2. 2 cf Still waters run deep.
息事宁人
xī shì níng rén
  1. 1 to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
鸡犬不宁
jī quǎn bù níng
  1. 1 lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. great commotion
  3. 3 pandemonium

Sample Sentences

那辽宁话的“新年好”怎么说？
nà Liáonínghuà de “xīnniánhǎo ”zěnme shuō ？
How do you say ''Happy New Year" in the Liaoning dialect?
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我是辽宁人。
wǒ shì Liáoníngrén 。
I'm from Liaoning.
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那么，在你的家乡，在辽宁，有什么特别的春节的习俗吗？一般我们说的习俗，比如说，北方人吃饺子嘛，还有就有的地方是吃年糕什么的，还有收压岁钱。在辽宁有什么比较特别一点的习俗？
nàme ，zài nǐ de jiāxiāng ，zài Liáoníng ，yǒu shénme tèbié de Chūnjié de xísú ma ？yībān wǒmen shuō de xísú ，bǐrú shuō ，běifāngrén chī jiǎozi ma ，hái yǒu jiù yǒude dìfang shì chī niángāo shénme de ，háiyǒu shōu yāsuìqián 。zài Liáoníng yǒu shénme bǐjiào tèbié yīdiǎn de xísú ？
So, in your hometown, in Liaoning, what special New Year customs do you have? We generally talk about customs, for example, northerners eat dumplings. Also, people in some places eat New Year cakes. And some people give envelopes of money. Do you have any special customs in Liaoning?
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