宁 (寧) níng
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níng
proper noun
Nanjing
Domain: Places 地方 , Subdomain: Ningxia , Concept: City 城市
Notes: Another name for 南京 (Guoyu '寧' 1; XHZD '宁' 4) -
nìng
adverb
rather
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 宁 expressed a preference for one alternative over the other in this sense in Literary Chinese. For example, 禮，與其奢也，寧儉 'In festive ceremonies, it is better to be sparing than extravagant.' (Lunyu: 3.4/5/1, translation by Legge; Guoyu '寧' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '寧' nìng 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 125; XHZD '宁' nìng 1) -
níng
adjective
peaceful
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 安宁 (Guoyu '寧' adj; Kroll 2015 '寧' 1; Unihan '寧'; XHZD '宁' 1) -
níng
noun
repose; serenity; peace
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Unihan '寧') -
níng
verb
to pacify
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 平息 (Guoyu '寧' v 3; XHZD '宁' 3) -
níng
verb
to return home
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 回家 (Guoyu '寧' v 2) -
nìng
proper noun
Ning
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (XHZD '宁' nìng 2) -
níng
verb
to visit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 省视 (Guoyu '寧' v 1; Kroll 2015 '寧' 2) -
níng
verb
to mourn for parents
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '寧' 3) -
nìng
adverb
in this way
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '寧' nìng 3) -
nìng
adverb
don't tell me ...
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 豈 or 难道 (Guoyu '寧' adv 2) -
nìng
adverb
unexpectedly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 乃 or 竟然 (Guoyu '寧' adv 3) -
níng
proper noun
Ningxia
Domain: Places 地方 , Subdomain: Ningxia , Concept: Autonomous Region 自治区
Notes: Another name for 宁夏 (Guoyu '寧' 2) -
nìng
particle
particle without meaning
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '寧' particle) -
zhù
noun
space between main doorwary and a screen
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 宁 (Guoyu '宁') -
nìng
noun
tranquillity; kṣema
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kṣema, Japanese: nei, or: nyou (BCSD '寧', p. 388; MW 'kṣema'; SH '寧', p. 422; Unihan '寧')
Contained in
- 宁国寺(寧國寺) Nyeongguk-sa; Nyeongguk-sa Temple ; Ningguo Temple
- 半拏啰嚩悉宁(半拏囉嚩悉寧) Pāṇḍaravāsinī
- 摩诃劫宾宁(摩訶劫賓寧) Mahākalpina
- 崇宁万寿藏(崇寧萬壽藏) Chongning Canon
- 中巴佛光康宁医院(中巴佛光康寧醫院) Hospital Los Angeles Paraguay-China
- 贊宁(贊寧) Zan Ning
- 宁持戒而舍生命，不破戒法而苟活(寧持戒而捨生命，不破戒法而苟活) who would rather give their lives to keep the precepts than to live an ignoble life by breaking them
Also contained in
乾宁 、 怀宁县 、 万宁 、 广宁 、 常宁 、 崇宁 、 宁津县 、 安宁市 、 宁献王 、 丰宁满族自治县 、 宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县 、 宁武 、 宁阳县 、 绥宁 、 威宁县 、 睢宁 、 宁江 、 休宁县 、 宁江区 、 心绪不宁 、 宁蒗彝族自治县 、 宁县 、 心神不宁 、 宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 、 宁都 、 宁蒗县 、 宁波市 、 宁都县 、 中宁 、 泰宁 、 宁缺毋滥 、 宁南 、 宁城县 、 长宁区 、 绥宁县 、 抚宁 、 宁晋 、 永无宁日 、 宁化县 、 宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚 、 宁宗 、 宁死不屈 、 于志宁 、 宁静
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Mahāpratisarādhāraṇīsūtra (Pubian Guangming Qing Jing Chisheng Ruyi Bao Yin Xin Wu Neng Sheng Da Ming Wang Da Sui Qiu Tuoluoni Jing) 普遍光明清淨熾盛如意寶印心無能勝大明王大隨求陀羅尼經 — count: 88
- Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 64
- Scroll 2 Miliṇḍapañha (Questions of Miliṇḍa) 那先比丘經 — count: 47
- Scroll 2 Miliṇḍapañha (Questions of Miliṇḍa) 那先比丘經 — count: 47
- Scroll 1 Vajra Pinnacle Yoga, the Supreme Secret of Buddhahood, Wish-Fulfilling Divine Transformation and Empowerment Dharani (Jingang Ding Yujia Zui Sheng Mimi Cheng Fo Sui Qiu Ji De Shenbian Jia Chi Chengjiu Tuoluoni Yi Gui) 金剛頂瑜伽最勝祕密成佛隨求即得神變加持成就陀羅尼儀軌 — count: 39
- Scroll 1 Mahāpratisarādhāraṇīsūtra (Pubian Guangming Qing Jing Chisheng Ruyi Bao Yin Xin Wu Neng Sheng Da Ming Wang Da Sui Qiu Tuoluoni Jing) 普遍光明清淨熾盛如意寶印心無能勝大明王大隨求陀羅尼經 — count: 38
- Scroll 10 Amoghapāśakalparājasūtra (Bu Kong Juan Suo Shenbian Zhenyan Jing) 不空羂索神變真言經 — count: 38
- Scroll 1 Mahāmayūrīvidyārājñīsūtra (Fomu Da Kongque Ming Wang Jing) 佛母大孔雀明王經 — count: 36
- Scroll 3 Miliṇḍapañha (Questions of Miliṇḍa) 那先比丘經 — count: 34
- Scroll 3 Mahāmayūrīvidyārājñīsūtra (Fomu Da Kongque Ming Wang Jing) 佛母大孔雀明王經 — count: 33
Collocations
- 圣弟子宁 (聖弟子寧) 聖弟子寧於中見色是我 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 22
- 宁能 (寧能) 寧能憶此事不 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 14
- 容色宁 (容色寧) 前好容色寧敗壞不 — Ku Yin Jing (Mahādukkhakāhandhasutta) 苦陰經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
- 宁败坏 (寧敗壞) 前好容色寧敗壞不 — Ku Yin Jing (Mahādukkhakāhandhasutta) 苦陰經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
- 宁令 (寧令) 寧令力士以緊索毛繩絞勒其 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
- 宁见 (寧見) 寧見不耶 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 6
- 今宁 (今寧) 我今寧得於如來法中出家受具戒不 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 5
- 人宁 (人寧) 彼人寧復憶念先廁 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 5
- 火宁 (火寧) 彼火寧轉增熾盛耶 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 27 — count: 4
- 宁多 (寧多) 寧多得種子不 — Anoufeng Jing (Udaka Sutta) 阿耨風經, Scroll 1 — count: 4