Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「寧缺勿濫」 and its explanation.
Let us introduce the Chinese idiom 「寧缺勿濫」, with its explanation and usage provided below.
Ning: would rather; Wu: not; Lan: excessively. When selecting talents or choosing things, it is better to have fewer than to have more and ignore quality.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
níng quē wù làn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ning4 kyut3 mat6 laam5
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
