我宁愿跟罪人笑也不愿跟圣人哭。

I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 宁愿 nìngyuàn would rather ... (than ...)
3 跟 gēn
  1. heel
  2. to follow closely
  3. to go with
  4. (of a woman) to marry sb
  5. with
  6. compared with
  7. to
  8. towards
  9. and (joining two nouns)
4 罪人 zuìrén sinner
=5 笑 xiào old variant of 笑 xiào
=5 笑 xiào
  1. to laugh; to smile
  2. to laugh at
6 也不 yěbù
  1. neither
  2. nor
=7 愿 yuàn
  1. honest and prudent
  2. variant of 愿 yuàn
=7 愿 yuàn
  1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire
  2. to be willing
  3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ...
  4. vow; pledge
8 跟 gēn
  1. heel
  2. to follow closely
  3. to go with
  4. (of a woman) to marry sb
  5. with
  6. compared with
  7. to
  8. towards
  9. and (joining two nouns)
9 圣人 shèngrén
  1. sage
  2. the Sage (i.e. Confucius)
  3. (old) (respectful way of addressing a monarch) your sagacious majesty
  4. (religion) saint
10 哭 kū to cry; to weep