断头将军' 断头将军[斷頭將軍] duàntóu jiāngjun n. general who would rather die than yield M:ge/míng/²wèi 个/名/位'
宁' 宁[寧] ¹nìng {E} adv. ①rather; would rather ②〈wr.〉 could there be ◆n. Surname See also ³níng' 宁肯' 宁肯[寧-] nìngkěn {D} adv. would rather | Wǒ ∼ bụ̀ shuìjiào yě yào bǎ gōngzuò zuòwán. 我∼不睡觉也要把工作作完。 I'd rather go without sleep and finish the job.' 宁死不为' 宁死不为[寧--為] nìngsǐbùwéi f.e. 〈wr.〉 would rather die than ...' 宁死刀下' 宁死刀下[寧---] nìngsǐdāoxià f.e. would rather die than submit' 宁愿' 宁愿[寧願] nìngyuàn {D} adv. would rather; better | Wǒ ∼ bù chīfàn yě bù chī nèige. 我∼不吃饭也不吃那个。 I'd rather not eat at all than eat that.' 宁折不弯' 宁折不弯[寧--彎] nìngzhébùwān f.e. 〈wr.〉 would rather break than bend; be adamant' 情愿' 情愿[-願] qíngyuàn {E} aux. be willing to; would rather; prefer | Wǒ ∼ zuòláo yě bùnéng chūmài péngyou. 我∼坐牢也不能出卖朋友。 I'd rather go to jail than betray friends.' 誓死不屈' 誓死不屈 shìsǐbùqū f.e. vow that one would rather die than yield'
would rather, prefer