| 宁县 | Níng xiàn | Ning county in Qingyang 庆阳, Gansu |
| 宁缺毋滥 | nìng quē wú làn | better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option |
| 宁蒗 | Níng làng | abbr. for 宁蒗彝族自治县, Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Yunnan |
| 宁蒗彝族自治县 | Níng làng yí zú zì zhì xiàn | Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Lijiang 丽江, Yunnan |
| 宁蒗县 | Níng làng xiàn | Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Lijiang 丽江, Yunnan |
| 宁远 | Níng yuǎn | Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan |
| 宁远县 | Níng yuǎn xiàn | Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan |
| 宁边 | Níng biān | Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor |
| 宁都 | Níng dū | Ningdu county in Ganzhou 赣州, Jiangxi |
| 宁都县 | Níng dū xiàn | Ningdu county in Ganzhou 赣州, Jiangxi |
| 宁乡 | Níng xiāng | Ningxiang county in Changsha 长沙, Hunan |
| 宁乡县 | Níng xiāng xiàn | Ningxiang county in Changsha 长沙, Hunan |
| 宁陕 | Níng shǎn | Ningshan county in Ānkāng 安康, Shǎnxī |
| 宁陕县 | Níng shǎn xiàn | Ningshan county in Ānkāng 安康, Shǎnxī |
| 宁陵 | Níng líng | Ningling county in Shangqiu 商丘, Henan |
| 宁陵县 | Níng líng xiàn | Ningling county in Shangqiu 商丘, Henan |
| 宁阳 | Níng yáng | Ningyang county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong |
| 宁阳县 | Níng yáng xiàn | Ninguang county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong |
| 宁静致远 | níng jìng zhì yuǎn | tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study; cf Still waters run deep. |
