寧缺勿濫 in Chinese

IPA: /niŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ län⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /niŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ län⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /nɪŋ²¹ kʰyːt̚³ mɐt̚² laːm²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /niŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ län⁵¹/, /niŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ län⁵¹/, /nɪŋ²¹ kʰyːt̚³ mɐt̚² laːm²²/ Chinese transliterations: nìngquēwùlàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], níngquēwùlàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝㄨˋ ㄌㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄝㄨˋ ㄌㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ning⁴ kyut³ mat⁶ laam⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], nìngquēwùlàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], nìngcyuewùlàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ning⁴-chʻüeh¹-wu⁴-lan⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], nìng-chywē-wù-làn [Mandarin, Yale], ninqchiuewuhlann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], нинцюэулань [Mandarin, Palladius], nincjueulanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], níngquēwùlàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], níngcyuewùlàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ning²-chʻüeh¹-wu⁴-lan⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], níng-chywē-wù-làn [Mandarin, Yale], ningchiuewuhlann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], nìhng kyut maht laahm [Cantonese, Yale], ning⁴ kyt⁸ mat⁹ laam⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ning⁴ küd³ med⁶ lam⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 宁缺勿滥 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 寧缺勿濫

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          "word": "寧缺毋濫／宁缺毋滥"
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        {
          "roman": "nìngquēwúlàn",
          "word": "寧缺毋濫"
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          "roman": "nìngquēwúlàn",
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      "zh-pron": "níngquēwùlàn"
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    {
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˋ ㄌㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˋ ㄌㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "ning⁴ kyut³ mat⁶ laam⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "nìngquēwùlàn"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìngcyuewùlàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning⁴-chʻüeh¹-wu⁴-lan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìng-chywē-wù-làn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ninqchiuewuhlann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "нинцюэулань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "nincjueulanʹ"
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      "ipa": "/niŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ län⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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    {
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "ning²-chʻüeh¹-wu⁴-lan⁴"
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      ]
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "nìhng kyut maht laahm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning⁴ kyt⁸ mat⁹ laam⁶"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning⁴ küd³ med⁶ lam⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɪŋ²¹ kʰyːt̚³ mɐt̚² laːm²²/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ län⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ län⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɪŋ²¹ kʰyːt̚³ mɐt̚² laːm²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "寧缺勿濫"
}

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          "deficiency",
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      "zh-pron": "nìngquēwùlàn"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "níngquēwùlàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˋ ㄌㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˋ ㄌㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning⁴ kyut³ mat⁶ laam⁶"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìngquēwùlàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìngcyuewùlàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning⁴-chʻüeh¹-wu⁴-lan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìng-chywē-wù-làn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ninqchiuewuhlann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "нинцюэулань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nincjueulanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ län⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "níngquēwùlàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "níngcyuewùlàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning²-chʻüeh¹-wu⁴-lan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "níng-chywē-wù-làn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ningchiuewuhlann"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ län⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìhng kyut maht laahm"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning⁴ kyt⁸ mat⁹ laam⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning⁴ küd³ med⁶ lam⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɪŋ²¹ kʰyːt̚³ mɐt̚² laːm²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ län⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ län⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nɪŋ²¹ kʰyːt̚³ mɐt̚² laːm²²/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "nìngquēwúlàn",
      "word": "寧缺毋濫／宁缺毋滥"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nìngquēwúlàn",
      "word": "寧缺毋濫"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nìngquēwúlàn",
      "word": "宁缺毋滥"
    }
  ],
  "word": "寧缺勿濫"
}

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"寧缺勿濫" meaning in Chinese

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