Better broken jade than intact tile.; Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
trad. 寧為玉碎，不為瓦全
Also written 寧為玉碎，不為瓦全【nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán】
Characters in this word
7宁
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old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]
- Pinyin
- nìng
- Traditional
- 寕
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 25828 of 2500
为
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as (in the capacity of), to take sth as, to act as, to serve as, to behave as, to become, to be, to do, by (in the passive voice)
- Pinyin
- wéi
- Traditional
- 為
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 129 of 2500
玉
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jade
- Pinyin
- yù
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 12826 of 2500
碎
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(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble, broken; fragmentary; scattered, garrulous
- Pinyin
- suì
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 6579 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
瓦
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roof tile, abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]
- Pinyin
- wǎ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 5429 of 2500
全
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surname Quan
- Pinyin
- Quán
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1463 of 2500