1 Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader

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

1 Anning District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lán zhōu Shì], Gansu

2 Anning City, to the west of Kunming 昆明[Kūn míng], Yunnan

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 abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nán jīng]

3 surname Ning

1 preferably

2 one would prefer to...(or not to...)

3 would rather

4 (would) be better to

5 (to pick) the lesser of two evils

1 lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)

2 fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond

1 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)

1 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

1 rather die than submit (idiom)

1 Better broken jade than intact tile.

2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)