| 宁缺毋滥 |
nìng quē wú làn |
better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option |
| 宁 |
nìng |
old variant of 宁 |
| 宁 |
Níng |
abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 宁夏回族自治区 / abbr. for Nanjing 南京 / surname Ning |
| 宁 |
níng |
peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc) |
| 宁 |
nìng |
would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. [ning2] |
| 宁 |
níng |
variant of 宁 |
| 缺 |
quē |
deficiency / lack / scarce / vacant post / to run short of |
| 毋 |
Wú |
surname Wu |
| 毋 |
wú |
(literary) no / don't / to not have / nobody |
| 滥 |
làn |
overflowing / excessive / indiscriminate |