寧缺毋濫 in Chinese

IPA: /niŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u³⁵ län⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /niŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u³⁵ län⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: nìngquēwúlàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], nìngquēwúlàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], nìngcyuewúlàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ning⁴-chʻüeh¹-wu²-lan⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], nìng-chywē-wú-làn [Mandarin, Yale], ninqchiuewulann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], нинцюэулань [Mandarin, Palladius], nincjueulanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 寧缺毋濫

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{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "寧缺毋濫",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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"
      ],
      "id": "en-寧缺毋濫-zh-phrase-lr7dETIF",
      "links": [
        [
          "satisfactory",
          "satisfactory"
        ],
        [
          "deficiency",
          "deficiency"
        ],
        [
          "discretion",
          "discretion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìngquēwúlàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìngquēwúlàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìngcyuewúlàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning⁴-chʻüeh¹-wu²-lan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìng-chywē-wú-làn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ninqchiuewulann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "нинцюэулань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nincjueulanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u³⁵ län⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u³⁵ län⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "寧缺毋濫"
}

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{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "寧缺毋濫",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "satisfactory",
          "satisfactory"
        ],
        [
          "deficiency",
          "deficiency"
        ],
        [
          "discretion",
          "discretion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìngquēwúlàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìngquēwúlàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìngcyuewúlàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ning⁴-chʻüeh¹-wu²-lan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nìng-chywē-wú-làn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ninqchiuewulann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "нинцюэулань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "nincjueulanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u³⁵ län⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/niŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ u³⁵ län⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "寧缺毋濫"
}

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"寧缺毋濫" meaning in Chinese

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