寧缺勿濫
nìng​quē​wù​làn

quality over quantity

  • created reference approved 宁缺勿滥/寧缺勿濫 → 宁缺毋滥/寧缺毋濫 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁缺勿滥 / 寧缺勿濫 nìng​quē​wù​làn

    宁缺毋滥 / 寧缺毋濫 nìng​quē​wú​làn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 宁缺勿滥/寧缺勿濫 · nìng​quē​wù​làn · quality over quantity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁缺勿滥 / 寧缺勿濫

    nìng​quē​wù​làn

    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

    níng​quē​wù​làn

    宁 (literal) → 宁/寧 · nìng · would rather 缺 (literal) → 缺 · quē · to lack 勿 (literal) → 勿 · wù · do not 滥 (literal) → 滥/濫 · làn · excessive; indiscriminate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense