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

tranquil; tranquility; serenity

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)

old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]