Cantonese words starting with N
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檸樣柠样
ning2 joeng2euphemism for '撚樣', prick face [colloquial]
嚀咛
ning4to enjoin; to urge repeatedly; to charge
寗
ning4peaceful; to visit (one's parents etc); how could it be
寧宁
ning4(adverb) Would rather (do one thing than the other)
檸柠
ning4used in 檸檬|柠檬[ning2 meng2]
獰狞
ning4fierce-looking; hideous
寧邊宁边
ning4 bin1Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor
寧波宁波
ning4 bo1see 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 Shi4]
寧波市宁波市
ning4 bo1 si5Ningbo, sub-provincial city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]
檸茶柠茶
ning4 caa4lemon tea
寧拆十座廟，不毀一樁婚宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚
ning4 caak3 sap6 zo6 miu2, bat1 wai2 jat1 zong1 fan1rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
寧德宁德
ning4 dak1see 寧德市|宁德市[Ning2 de2 Shi4]
寧德市宁德市
ning4 dak1 si5Ningde, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]
寧都宁都
ning4 dou1see 寧都縣|宁都县[Ning2 du1 Xian4]
寧都縣宁都县
ning4 dou1 jyun6Ningdu, a county in Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
寧化宁化
ning4 faa3see 寧化縣|宁化县[Ning2 hua4 Xian4]
寧化縣宁化县
ning4 faa3 jyun6Ninghua, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian
寧教人打仔，莫教人分妻宁教人打仔，莫教人分妻
ning4 gaau3 jan4 daa2 zai2 mok6 gaau3 jan4 fan1 cai1rather teach others to hit their children, and not persuade others to divorce, it means it is better to teach others to teach their children well, instead of persuade others to get a divorce and break the family apart
寧江宁江
ning4 gong1see 寧江區|宁江区[Ning2 jiang1 Qu1]
寧江區宁江区
ning4 gong1 keoi1Ningjiang, a district of Songyuan City 松原市[Song1 yuan2 Shi4], Jilin
寧國宁国
ning4 gwok3see 寧國市|宁国市[Ning2 guo2 Shi4]
寧國市宁国市
ning4 gwok3 si5Ningguo, a county-level city in Xuancheng City 宣城市[Xuan1 cheng2 Shi4], Anhui
寧夏宁夏
ning4 haa6see 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
寧夏省宁夏省
ning4 haa6 saang2former Ningxia province, now Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
寧夏回族自治區宁夏回族自治区
ning4 haa6 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 keoi1Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, capital Yinchuan 銀川市|银川市[Yin2 chuan1 Shi4] (short name 寧|宁[Ning2])
寧肯宁肯
ning4 hang2would rather...; would prefer
寧可宁可
ning4 ho2preferably; would rather; (to pick) the lesser of two evils
寧鄉宁乡
ning4 hoeng1see 寧鄉市|宁乡市[Ning2 xiang1 Shi4]
寧海宁海
ning4 hoi2see 寧海縣|宁海县[Ning2 hai3 Xian4]
寧海縣宁海县
ning4 hoi2 jyun6Ninghai, a county in Ningbo City 寧波市|宁波市[Ning2 bo1 Shi4], Zhejiang
寧洱宁洱
ning4 ji5see 寧洱哈尼族彝族自治縣|宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县[Ning2 er3 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
寧洱縣宁洱县
ning4 ji5 jyun6see 寧洱哈尼族彝族自治縣|宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县[Ning2 er3 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
寧陽宁阳
ning4 joeng4see 寧陽縣|宁阳县[Ning2 yang2 Xian4]
寧陽縣宁阳县
ning4 joeng4 jyun6Ningyang, a county in Tai'an City 泰安市[Tai4 an1 Shi4], Shandong
寧遠宁远
ning4 jyun5see 寧遠縣|宁远县[Ning2 yuan3 Xian4]
寧遠縣宁远县
ning4 jyun5 jyun6Ningyuan, a county in Yongzhou City 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
寧縣宁县
ning4 jyun6Ning County or Ningxian, a county in Qingyang City 慶陽市|庆阳市[Qing4 yang2 Shi4], Gansu
寧願宁愿
ning4 jyun6would rather ... (than ...)
寧強宁强
ning4 koeng4see 寧強縣|宁强县[Ning2 qiang2 Xian4]
寧強縣宁强县
ning4 koeng4 jyun6Ningqiang, a county in Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[Han4 zhong1 Shi4], Shaanxi
寧缺勿濫宁缺勿滥
ning4 kyut3 mat6 laam6same as 寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥[ning4 que1 wu2 lan4]
寧缺毋濫宁缺毋滥
ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
寧陵宁陵
ning4 ling4see 寧陵縣|宁陵县[Ning2 ling2 Xian4]
寧陵縣宁陵县
ning4 ling4 jyun6Ningling, a county in Shangqiu City 商丘市[Shang1 qiu1 Shi4], Henan
寧蒗宁蒗
ning4 long6see 寧蒗彝族自治縣|宁蒗彝族自治县[Ning2 lang4 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
寧蒗縣宁蒗县
ning4 long6 jyun6see 寧蒗彝族自治縣|宁蒗彝族自治县[Ning2 lang4 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
獰貓狞猫
ning4 maau1caracal
寧明宁明
ning4 ming4see 寧明縣|宁明县[Ning2 ming2 Xian4]
寧明縣宁明县
ning4 ming4 jyun6Ningming, a county in Chongzuo City 崇左市[Chong2 zuo3 Shi4], Guangxi
寧武宁武
ning4 mou5see 寧武縣|宁武县[Ning2 wu3 Xian4]
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