宁可

Traditional form:

寧可

Pinyin (reading):

nìngkě

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 宁 - calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
• 可 - may, can, -able; possibly

Traditional characters:

• 寧 - calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
• 可 - may, can, -able; possibly