寧可

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

can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very

used in 可汗[ke4 han2]

abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] / abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1] / surname Ning

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

would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. [ning2]