宁左勿右

Traditional: 寧左勿右

nìng zuǒ wù yòu

Dictionary entry

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

What does 宁左勿右 mean?

宁左勿右 (nìng zuǒ wù yòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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宁nìngold variant of 寧|宁[ning4]左Zuǒsurname Zuo 勿wùdo not 右yòu(bound form) right; right-hand side · (bound form) (politics) right of center

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