寧缺毋濫

Simplified: 宁缺毋滥

nìngquēwúlàn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ

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

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Other words read nìngquēwúlàn

ningquewulan with other tones

  • 寧缺勿濫 nìngquēwùlàn same as 宁缺毋滥 nìngquēwúlàn

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