Lingaku- (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right
This idiom expresses a strong political inclination toward leftist ideologies, especially in the context of Chinese history, notably during the Cultural Revolution. It signifies a preference for revolutionary or socialist policies and attitudes rather than conservative or rightist views.
During the Cultural Revolution, many people would choose to prefer leftist views over rightist ones.
He always expresses a leftist stance when discussing politics.
Generated collocations (experimental)
nìng zuǒ wù yòu宁左勿右prefer left rather than rightjiān chí坚持nìng zuǒ wù yòu宁左勿右to uphold the stance of preferring left over rightnìng zuǒ wù yòu宁左勿右de的sī xiǎng思想the ideology of preferring left over rightnìng zuǒ wù yòu宁左勿右yùn dòng运动the leftist movementzài在nìng zuǒ wù yòu宁左勿右bèi jǐng背景xià下in the context of preferring left over rightnìng zuǒ wù yòu宁左勿右de的zhèng cè政策policies favoring leftism over rightismnìng zuǒ wù yòu宁左勿右de的yǐng xiǎng影响the impact of preferring left over rightzhù宁Zuǒ左wù勿yòu右Lún论diào调the rhetoric of preferring left over right