寧為太平犬不做亂世人

Chinese[edit]

peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.)

because of; for; to

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Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
宁为太平犬，不做乱世人
Chinese[edit]

because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become

peaceful and tranquil; peace and tranquility

dog

not; no

to do; to make; to produce

unsettled and chaotic times

man; person; people

trad. (寧為太平犬，不做亂世人/寧爲太平犬，不做亂世人)

寧

為/爲

太平

犬

，

不

做

亂世

人

simp. (宁为太平犬，不做乱世人)

宁

为

太平

犬

，

不

做

乱世

人

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin(Pinyin): nìng wéi tàipíng quǎn, bù zuò luànshì rén, níng wéi tàipíng quǎn, bù zuò luànshì rén(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ, ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ning4 wai4 taai3 peng4 hyun2, bat1 zou6 lyun6 sai3 jan4

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
  - Pinyin: nìng wéi tàipíng quǎn, bù zuò luànshì rén [Phonetic: nìng wéi tàipíng quǎn, bú zuò luànshì rén]
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ninq wei taypyng cheuan, bu tzuoh luannshyh ren
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nìng wéi tàipíng cyuǎn, bù zuò luànshìh rén
  - Wade–Giles: ning4 wei2 tʻai4-pʻing2 chʻüan3- pu4 tso4 luan4-shih4 jên2
  - Sinological IPA (key): /niŋ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡swɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lwän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
  - Pinyin: níng wéi tàipíng quǎn, bù zuò luànshì rén [Phonetic: níng wéi tàipíng quǎn, bú zuò luànshì rén]
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ning wei taypyng cheuan, bu tzuoh luannshyh ren
  - Tongyong Pinyin: níng wéi tàipíng cyuǎn, bù zuò luànshìh rén
  - Wade–Giles: ning2 wei2 tʻai4-pʻing2 chʻüan3- pu4 tso4 luan4-shih4 jên2
  - Sinological IPA (key): /niŋ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡swɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lwän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
  - Jyutping: ning4 wai4 taai3 peng4 hyun2, bat1 zou6 lyun6 sai3 jan4
  - Yale: nìhng wàih taai pèhng hyún, bāt jouh lyuhn sai yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ning4 wai4 taai3 peng4 hyn2, bat7 dzou6 lyn6 sai3 jan4
  - Guangdong Romanization: ning4 wei4 tai3 péng4 hün2, bed1 zou6 lün6 sei3 yen4
  - Sinological IPA (key): /nɪŋ²¹ wɐi̯²¹ tʰäːi̯³³ pʰɛːŋ²¹ hyːn³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sou̯²² lyːn²² sɐi̯³³ jɐn²¹/

Proverb[edit]

寧為太平犬，不做亂世人

It’s better to be a dog in a peaceful time than be a man in a chaotic period.

Synonyms[edit]

寧為太平犬，莫作亂離人／宁为太平犬，莫作乱离人
寧為太平犬，不為亂世人／宁为太平犬，不为乱世人

宁为太平犬，不做乱世人

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Chinese[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of 宁为太平犬，不做乱世人 – see 寧為太平犬，不做亂世人 (“It’s better to be a dog in a peaceful time than be a man in a chaotic period.”).
(This term, 宁为太平犬，不做乱世人, is the simplified form of 寧為太平犬，不做亂世人.)

Notes:

Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore.
Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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