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
。
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
，
yě也
shěbùde舍不得
tāoyāobāo掏腰包
。
Misers put their back and their belly into their pockets.