宁缺毋滥
nìng quē wú làn
Pinyin

Definition

宁缺毋滥
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nìng quē wú làn
  1. better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

缺
quē
  1. 1 deficiency
  2. 2 lack
  3. 3 scarce
  4. 4 vacant post
  5. 5 to run short of
缺乏
quē fá
  1. 1 to lack
  2. 2 to be short of
  3. 3 lack
  4. 4 shortage
缺少
quē shǎo
  1. 1 lack
  2. 2 shortage of
  3. 3 shortfall
  4. 4 to be short (of)
  5. 5 to lack
缺点
quē diǎn
  1. 1 weak point
  2. 2 fault
  3. 3 shortcoming
  4. 4 disadvantage
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
不可或缺
bù kě huò quē
  1. 1 necessary
  2. 2 must have
欠缺
qiàn quē
  1. 1 to be deficient in
  2. 2 lapse
  3. 3 deficiency
残缺
cán quē
  1. 1 badly damaged
  2. 2 shattered
毋
Wú
  1. 1 surname Wu
稀缺
xī quē
  1. 1 scarce
  2. 2 scarcity
缺口
quē kǒu
  1. 1 nick
  2. 2 jag
  3. 3 gap
  4. 4 shortfall
缺失
quē shī
  1. 1 deficiency
  2. 2 shortcoming
  3. 3 hiatus
缺席
quē xí
  1. 1 absence
  2. 2 absent
缺德
quē dé
  1. 1 to be lacking in moral sense
  2. 2 to lack common basic respect for others
  3. 3 lacking in virtue
  4. 4 mischievous
  5. 5 wicked
  6. 6 cruel
  7. 7 mean
缺憾
quē hàn
  1. 1 a regret
  2. 2 sth regrettable
缺氧
quē yǎng
  1. 1 lacking oxygen
  2. 2 anaerobic
缺陷
quē xiàn
  1. 1 defect
  2. 2 flaw
  3. 3 physical defect
出缺
chū quē
  1. 1 to fall vacant
  2. 2 a job opening at a high level
奇缺
qí quē
  1. 1 very short of (food, clean water etc)
  2. 2 extreme shortage
  3. 3 deficit
完好无缺
wán hǎo wú quē
  1. 1 in perfect condition
  2. 2 without any defect
完美无缺
wán měi wú quē
  1. 1 perfect and without blemish
  2. 2 flawless
  3. 3 to leave nothing to be desired

Idioms (5)

俭则不缺
jiǎn zé bù quē
  1. 1 frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
卑之，毋甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
  1. 1 my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
  2. 2 what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
宁缺毋滥
nìng quē wú làn
  1. 1 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
拾遗补缺
shí yí bǔ quē
  1. 1 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)

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