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宁愿

nìng yuàn · ning yuan

Traditional 寧願

Meaning

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与(yǔ)其(qí)让(ràng)我(wǒ)在(zài)他(tā)手(shǒu)下(xià)干(gàn)，我(wǒ)宁(nìng)愿(yuàn)辞(cí)职(zhí)。

I would rather quit than work under him.

我(wǒ)宁(nìng)愿(yuàn)是(shì)一(yì)只(zhī)鸟(niǎo)胜(shèng)过(guò)一(yì)条(tiáo)鱼(yú)。

I'd rather be a bird than a fish.

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