寧缺勿濫

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Chinese

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peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.)
lack; scarce; vacant post
lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
 
do not excessive; indiscriminate
trad. (寧缺勿濫)
simp. (宁缺勿滥)

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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寧缺勿濫

  1. would rather go without than have some something less than satisfactory; it is better to leave a deficiency uncovered than have it covered without discretion

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