宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫
宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6
- better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
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宁 寧
- 安宁 安寧 ān níng ㄢ ㄋㄧㄥˊ on1 ning4 peaceful
- 宁可 寧可 nìng kě ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄜˇ ning4 ho2 preferably
- 宁静 寧靜 níng jìng ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ning4 zing6 tranquil
- 宁愿 寧願 nìng yuàn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄢˋ ning4 jyun6 would rather ... (than ...)
- 丁宁 丁寧 dīng níng ㄉㄧㄥ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ding1 ning4 variant of 叮咛
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- 中宁 中寧 Zhōng níng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄥˊ zung1 ning4 see 中宁县
- 丹宁 丹寧 dān níng ㄉㄢ ㄋㄧㄥˊ daan1 ning4 (loanword) denim
- 伊宁 伊寧 Yī níng ㄧ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ji1 ning4 see 伊宁市
- 休宁 休寧 Xiū níng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄋㄧㄥˊ jau1 ning4 see 休宁县
- 冕宁 冕寧 Miǎn níng ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄋㄧㄥˊ min5 ning4 see 冕宁县
- 列宁 列寧 Liè níng ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ lit6 ning4 Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader
- 南宁 南寧 Nán níng ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ naam4 ning4 see 南宁市
- 周宁 周寧 Zhōu níng ㄓㄡ ㄋㄧㄥˊ zau1 ning4 see 周宁县
- 咸宁 咸寧 Xián níng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ haam4 ning4 see 咸宁市
- 单宁 單寧 dān níng ㄉㄢ ㄋㄧㄥˊ daan1 ning4 (loanword) tannin
- 寿宁 壽寧 Shòu níng ㄕㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ sau6 ning4 see 寿宁县
- 大宁 大寧 Dà níng ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ daai6 ning4 see 大宁县
- 天宁 天寧 Tiān níng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄧㄥˊ tin1 ning4 see 天宁区
- 奎宁 奎寧 kuí níng ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ fui1 ning4 quinine (loanword)
- 威宁 威寧 Wēi níng ㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄥˊ wai1 ning4 see 威宁彝族回族苗族自治县
缺
- 欠缺 qiàn quē ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ him3 kyut3 to be deficient in
- 残缺 殘缺 cán quē ㄘㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ caan4 kyut3 badly damaged
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
- 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄩㄝ gan2 kyut3 in short supply
- 缺乏 quē fá ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ kyut3 fat6 to lack; to be short of
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- 缺口 quē kǒu ㄑㄩㄝ ㄎㄡˇ kyut3 hau2 nick
- 缺失 quē shī ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕ kyut3 sat1 lack; deficiency
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 缺席 quē xí ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧˊ kyut3 zik6 to be absent
- 缺陷 quē xiàn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧㄢˋ kyut3 haam6 defect; flaw
- 缺点 缺點 quē diǎn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄢˇ kyut3 dim2 weak point
- 候缺 hòu quē ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄝ hau6 kyut3 waiting for a vacancy
- 傻缺 shǎ quē ㄕㄚˇ ㄑㄩㄝ so4 kyut3 (slang) idiot; fool
- 出缺 chū quē ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩㄝ ceot1 kyut3 to fall vacant
- 列缺 liè quē ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ lit6 kyut3 lightning (archaic word)
- 匮缺 匱缺 kuì quē ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝ gwai6 kyut3 to be deficient in sth
- 圆缺 圓缺 yuán quē ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ jyun4 kyut3 waxing and waning (of the moon)
- 奇缺 qí quē ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄝ kei4 kyut3 very short of (food, clean water etc)
- 或缺 huò quē ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩㄝ waak6 kyut3 to lack
- 暂缺 暫缺 zàn quē ㄗㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ zaam6 kyut3 currently in short supply
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滥 濫
- 泛滥 氾濫 fàn làn ㄈㄢˋ ㄌㄢˋ to overflow; to inundate; to flood
- 滥用 濫用 làn yòng ㄌㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ laam6 jung6 to misuse
- 俗滥 俗濫 sú làn ㄙㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ zuk6 laam6 clichéd
- 泛滥 泛濫 fàn làn ㄈㄢˋ ㄌㄢˋ faan3 laam6 variant of 泛滥
- 浮滥 浮濫 fú làn ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ fau4 laam6 excessive
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- 滥交 濫交 làn jiāo ㄌㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄠ laam6 gaau1 to fall into bad company
- 滥伐 濫伐 làn fá ㄌㄢˋ ㄈㄚˊ laam6 fat6 to denude
- 滥刑 濫刑 làn xíng ㄌㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ laam6 jing4 indiscriminate punishment
- 滥情 濫情 làn qíng ㄌㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ laam6 cing4 fickle in love
- 滥权 濫權 làn quán ㄌㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ laam6 kyun4 to abuse one's authority; to misuse power
- 滥杀 濫殺 làn shā ㄌㄢˋ ㄕㄚ laam6 saat3 to kill indiscriminately
- 滥漫 濫漫 làn màn ㄌㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ laam6 maan6 arbitrary
- 滥竽 濫竽 làn yú ㄌㄢˋ ㄩˊ laam6 jyu4 indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)
- 滥骂 濫罵 làn mà ㄌㄢˋ ㄇㄚˋ laam6 maa6 scurrilous
- 滥觞 濫觴 làn shāng ㄌㄢˋ ㄕㄤ laam6 soeng1 lit. floating wine goblets on a stream
- 滥调 濫調 làn diào ㄌㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ laam6 tiu4 hackneyed talk
- 下三滥 下三濫 xià sān làn ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄙㄢ ㄌㄢˋ haa6 saam1 laam6 riffraff
- 滥套子 濫套子 làn tào zi ㄌㄢˋ ㄊㄠˋ ˙ㄗ laam6 tou3 zi2 platitude
- 滥好人 濫好人 làn hǎo rén ㄌㄢˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ laam6 hou2 jan4 sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone
- 宁缺勿滥 寧缺勿濫 nìng quē wù làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˋ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mat6 laam6 same as 宁缺毋滥
Example sentences
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书 書 和 朋友 应该 應該 是 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 。
Books and friends should be few but good.
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