nìngkě

preferably / one would prefer to...(or not to...) / would rather / (would) be better to / (to pick) the lesser of two evils

nìngkěn

would rather... / it would be better... / would prefer

nìngyuàn

would rather / better

Ānníng

Anning District of Lanzhou City [[蘭州市|兰州市<LánzhōuShì>]], Gansu

ānníng

peaceful / tranquil / calm / composed / free from worry

nìng

would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. <níng>

níng

peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc)

nìng

old variant of [[寧|宁<nìng>]]

Níng

abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region [[寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区<NíngxiàHuízúZìzhìqū>]] / abbr. for Nanjing [[南京<Nánjīng>]] / surname Ning

nìngzuòjītóu,bùzuòfèngwěi

lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom) / fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond