Read Edit View history 寧缺勿濫 nìngquēwùlàn quality over quantity Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 宁缺勿滥/ 寧缺勿濫 nìngquēwùlàn (also níngquēwùlàn) quality over quantity better to go without than to accept something of poor quality; would rather have nothing than settle for a shoddy or substandard option Edit Delete References Add reference variant 宁缺勿滥/寧缺勿濫 → 宁缺毋滥/寧缺毋濫 Edit Delete variant 宁缺毋滥/寧缺毋濫 → 宁缺勿滥/寧缺勿濫 Edit Delete
宁缺勿滥/ 寧缺勿濫 nìngquēwùlàn (also níngquēwùlàn) quality over quantity better to go without than to accept something of poor quality; would rather have nothing than settle for a shoddy or substandard option Edit Delete