Chinese

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|- ! !peaceful; rather; Ningxia (abbrev.)

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!no; not !excessive; indiscriminate |- !trad. (寧缺毋濫) | 寧 | 缺 | 毋 | 濫 |- !simp. (宁缺毋滥) | 宁 | 缺 | 毋 | 滥 |}

Idiom

寧缺毋濫

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