寧願
ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ
“would rather; prefer to choose one option over another, especially when neither is ideal; willingly accept a less desirable alternative.”
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- 願意ㄩㄢˋ ㄧˋto be willing; to want; to wish; ready to do something; to agree; to consent
- 意願ㄧˋ ㄩㄢˋwish; desire; aspiration; what one hopes or intends; willingness or intention to do something.
- 志願ㄓˋ ㄩㄢˋaspiration; ambition; a goal one hopes to achieve; to volunteer; to do something willingly.
- 願景ㄩㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇvision of the future; a hoped-for long-term goal or ideal state people aspire to achieve.
- 願望ㄩㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋa wish; a desire; a hope; something one wants to achieve or happen.
- 寧靜ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋtranquil; calm and peaceful; serenity; quiet and undisturbed state
- 寧可ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇwould rather; prefer to; choose to do something even if not ideal; the lesser of two evils.
- 心願ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄩㄢcherished wish; heartfelt aspiration; a deeply desired goal or dream one hopes to achieve.
- 自願ㄗˋ ㄩㄢˋvoluntary; done of one's own free will; willingly undertaken without being forced or coerced.
- 安寧ㄢ ㄋㄧㄥˊpeaceful; tranquil; calm; free from worry; (Taiwan, archaic or dialectal) winter
- 如願ㄖㄨˊ ㄩㄢˋto have one's wishes fulfilled; to get what one hoped for.
- 情願ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋwillingly; would rather; wish or aspiration