寧可信其有，不可信其無

Chinese
would rather; would prefer; it would be better if
 
letter; true; to believe
letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence
 
his; her; its
his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 cannot; should not; must not
 
letter; true; to believe
letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence
 
his; her; its
his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
 not have
trad. (寧可信其有，不可信其無) 寧可 信 其 有 ， 不可 信 其 無
simp. (宁可信其有，不可信其无) 宁可 信 其 有 ， 不可 信 其 无

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): níngkě xìn qíyǒu, bùbùkě xìn qí wú
    (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄧㄡˇ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄨˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): ning4 ho2 seon3 kei4 jau5, bat1 ho2 seon3 kei4 mou4
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: níngkě xìn qíyǒu, bùbùkě xìn qí wú
      • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄧㄡˇ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄨˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: níngkě sìn cíyǒu, bùbùkě sìn cí wú
      • Wade–Giles: ning2-kʻo3 hsin4 chʻi2-yu3, pu4-pu4-kʻo3 hsin4 chʻi2 wu2
      • Yale: níng-kě syìn chí-yǒu-, bù-bù-kě syìn chí wú
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ningkee shinn chyiyeou, bubuhkee shinn chyi wu
      • Palladius: нинкэ синь цию, бубукэ синь ци у (ninkɛ sinʹ ciju, bubukɛ sinʹ ci u)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /niŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ u³⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

寧可信其有，不可信其無

  1. It is better to believe something is real or true than to believe it is nonexistent or false.
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