宁吃鲜桃儿一口，不吃烂杏儿一筐寧吃鮮桃兒一口，不吃爛杏兒一筐寧吃鮮桃兒一口，不吃爛杏兒一筐

better one bite of a fresh peach than a basket of rotten apricots

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Prefer a little of good quality to a lot of poor stuff. Similar to 'Quality over quantity'.

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Simplified: 宁吃鲜桃儿一口，不吃烂杏儿一筐
Traditional (Taiwan): 寧吃鮮桃兒一口，不吃爛杏兒一筐
Pinyin: níng chī xiān táo ér yìkǒu, bùchī làn xìng ér yì kuāng
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄒㄧㄢㄊㄠˊ ㄦˊ ㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ，ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄌㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄦˊ ㄧˋ ㄎㄨㄤ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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