宁缺毋滥寧缺毋濫

nìng quē wú làn

Meaning

better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option

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宁níngcalm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer宀丁缺quēto lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit缶夬毋wúnot; do not; surname 滥lànto flood, to overflow; excessive氵监