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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

宁左勿右

nìng zuǒ wù yòu

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 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

宁死不屈

nìng sǐ bù qū

1 rather die than submit (idiom)

宁为玉碎，不为瓦全

nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán

1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)

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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