nìng zuǒ wù yòu

Traditional: 寧左勿右

宁左勿右 (nìng zuǒ wù yòu) is a Chinese word meaning “(of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)”.

Meanings

  1. 1(of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)

Characters in 宁左勿右

宁níng · peaceful左zuǒ · left勿wù · do not右yòu · (bound form) right; right-hand side

Related words

左left左surname Zuo右(bound form) right; right-hand side左右left and right左边left宁愿would rather ... (than ...)右边right side右手right hand左手left hand; left-hand side宁可preferably安宁peaceful安宁see 安寧區|安宁区[An1 ning2 Qu1]

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