宁为太平犬，莫作离乱人 寧為太平犬，莫作離亂人 寧為太平犬，莫作離亂人

better a dog in peacetime than a person in a time of chaos

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Simplified

宁为太平犬，莫作离乱人

Traditional (Taiwan)

寧為太平犬，莫作離亂人

Pinyin

nìng wéi tàipíng quǎn, mò zuò líluàn rén

Pinyin (Taiwan)

níng wèi tàipíng quǎn, mò zuò líluàn rén

Bopomofo

ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˇ，ㄇㄛˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

Words in this sentence

• 宁(nìng)would rather
• 为(wéi)as (in the capacity of)
• 太(tài)平(píng)peace and security
• 犬(quǎn)dog
• 莫(mò)do not
• 作(zuò)do
• 人(rén)person

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