meaning for 宁可 nìngkě:
- - preferably
- - one would prefer to...(or not to...)
- - would rather
- - (would) be better to
- - (to pick) the lesser of two evils
yě也
bùmài不卖
huà画
nìngkě宁可
áiè挨饿
yě也
bù不
sàngshī丧失
qìjié气节
ㅤ。
He would rather go hungry than lose his national integrity.
shǒucáinú守财奴
nìngkě宁可
dǎchìbó打赤膊
è饿
dùpí肚皮
ㅤ，
yě也
shěbùde舍不得
tāoyāobāo掏腰包
ㅤ。
Misers put their back and their belly into their pockets.