| 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全 |
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán |
Better broken jade than intact tile. / Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom) |
| 宁 |
nìng |
old variant of 宁 |
| 宁 |
Níng |
abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 宁夏回族自治区 / abbr. for Nanjing 南京 / surname Ning |
| 宁 |
níng |
peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc) |
| 宁 |
nìng |
would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. [ning2] |
| 宁 |
níng |
variant of 宁 |
| 为 |
wéi |
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 |
wèi |
because of / for / to |
| 为 |
wéi |
variant of 为 |
| 为 |
wèi |
variant of 为 |
| 玉 |
yù |
jade |
| 碎 |
suì |
(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble / broken; fragmentary; scattered / garrulous |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 为 |
wéi |
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 |
wèi |
because of / for / to |
| 为 |
wéi |
variant of 为 |
| 为 |
wèi |
variant of 为 |
| 瓦 |
wǎ |
roof tile / abbr. for 瓦特 |
| 全 |
Quán |
surname Quan |
| 全 |
quán |
all / whole / entire / every / complete |