nìng quē wú làn

Traditional: 寧缺毋濫

宁缺毋滥 (nìng quē wú làn) is a Chinese word meaning “better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option”.

Meanings

  1. 1better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option

Characters in 宁缺毋滥

宁níng · peaceful缺quē · deficiency毋wú · (literary) no滥làn · overflowing

Related words

宁愿would rather ... (than ...)缺deficiency缺乏to lack; to be short of缺少lack宁可preferably缺点weak point缺陷defect; flaw安宁peaceful安宁see 安寧區|安宁区[An1 ning2 Qu1]宁静tranquil滥用to misuse宁peaceful

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