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Better to Choose Nothing, Rather than Make a Poor Choice
nìng quē wú làn
寧缺毋濫 is a Chinese proverb that can be translated as “Better to have nothing (than substandard choice).”
It basically suggests that one should prefer to go without something rather than accept a shoddy option.
See Also: A Deliberate Inaction is Better Than a Blind Action
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
無 无 see styles |
wú wu2 wu non のん |
More info & calligraphy: Nothing / Nothingness(1) nothing; naught; nought; nil; zero; (prefix) (2) un-; non-; (prefix) (1) un-; non-; (2) bad ...; poor ...; (female given name) Non Sanskrit a, or before a vowel an, similar to English un-, in- in a negative sense; not no, none, non-existent, v. 不, 非, 否; opposite of 有. |
鬼 see styles |
guǐ gui3 kuei oni(p); ki おに(P); き |
More info & calligraphy: Ghost Demon(1) ogre; demon; oni; (2) (See 亡魂) spirit of a deceased person; (3) (おに only) ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); (4) (おに only) (See 鬼ごっこ・おにごっこ) it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); (5) (き only) {astron} (See 二十八宿,朱雀・すざく・2) Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (prefix) (6) (おに only) (slang) (See 超・1) very; extremely; super-; (surname) Miniwa preta 薜荔多, departed, dead; a disembodied spirit, dead person, ghost; a demon, evil being; especially a 餓鬼 hungry ghost. They are of many kinds. The Fan-i ming i classifies them as poor, medium, and rich; each again thrice subdivided: (1) (a) with mouths like burning torches; (b) throats no bigger than needles; (c) vile breath, disgusting to themselves; (2) (a) needle-haired, self-piercing; (b) hair sharp and stinking; (c) having great wens on whose pus they must feed. (3) (a) living on the remains of sacrifices; (b) on leavings in general; (c) powerful ones, yakṣas, rākṣasas, piśācas, etc. All belong to the realm of Yama, whence they are sent everywhere, consequently are ubiquitous in every house, lane, market, mound, stream, tree, etc. |
四田 see styles |
sì tián si4 tian2 ssu t`ien ssu tien yotsuda よつだ |
More info & calligraphy: Yotsuda / ShidaThe four fields for cultivating happiness — animals; the poor; parents, etc.; the religion. |
單 单 see styles |
dān dan1 tan hitoe ひとえ |
bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4] (female given name) Hitoe Single, alone; only; the odd numbers; poor, deficient; a bill, cheque, etc.; cf. 但. |
寒 see styles |
hán han2 han samu; sabu さむ; さぶ |
cold; poor; to tremble (n,int) cold; (surname) Kan śīta. Cold; in poverty; plain. |
寠 𪧘 see styles |
jù ju4 chü |
poor; rustic |
悴 see styles |
cuì cui4 ts`ui tsui kase かせ |
haggard; sad; downcast; distressed (prefix noun) low; poor; scrawny |
拙 see styles |
zhuō zhuo1 cho setsu せつ |
awkward; clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2] (noun or adjectival noun) (1) (archaism) poor; unskillful; clumsy; (pronoun) (2) (humble language) (masculine speech) I; me; (personal name) Tsutana Stupid, clumsy. |
敝 see styles |
bì bi4 pi teruo てるお |
my (polite); poor; ruined; shabby; worn out; defeated (personal name) Teruo |
殻 壳 see styles |
qiào qiao4 ch`iao chiao gara がら |
variant of 殼|壳[qiao4] (n,n-pref) (1) (kana only) (See 鶏がら) chicken bones (e.g. for soup); chicken carcass; (2) (kana only) poor-quality coke (coal); (suffix) (3) (kana only) left-overs; remnants |
眊 see styles |
mào mao4 mao |
having poor eyesight |
窮 穷 see styles |
qióng qiong2 ch`iung chiung kyū |
poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Poor, impoverished, exhausted; to exhaust, investigate thoroughly. |
窶 窭 see styles |
jù ju4 chü ku |
poor; rustic Rustic, poor; translit. ku, gu; v. 求, 瞿, 屈. |
菜 see styles |
cài cai4 ts`ai tsai na な |
vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1]); dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2]); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor; (coll.) (one's) type (1) greens; vegetables; (2) rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed; (female given name) Nano vegetables |
菲 see styles |
fěi fei3 fei |
poor; humble; unworthy; radish (old) |
薄 see styles |
bò bo4 po usu うす |
see 薄荷[bo4 he5] (prefix) light (e.g. colour, color); (surname) Haku Thin, poor, shabby: to slight, despise; to reach to; the herb mint. |
貧 贫 see styles |
pín pin2 p`in pin hin ひん |
poor; inadequate; deficient; garrulous (1) poverty; penury; want; need; (2) (archaism) insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; (personal name) Hanawa Poor, in poverty.; The two kinds of poverty: of goods, and of the religion. |
駄 see styles |
tuó tuo2 t`o to da だ |
Japanese variant of 馱|驮 (prefix) (1) (See 駄文・1) poor; low-grade; trivial; insignificant; worthless; (n-suf,ctr) (2) (See 一駄) load; pack; horse load; (3) packhorse dha |
けち see styles |
kechi けち |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) stinginess; miserliness; penny-pinching; cheeseparing; miser; pinchpenny; skinflint; cheapskate; tightwad; niggard; (2) shabby; cheap; mangy; poor; (3) petty; narrow-minded; quibbling; mean-spirited; (4) bad luck; ill omen; glitch |
ファ see styles |
fa ファ |
(1) {music} fa (4th note of a major scale in movable-do solfège) (ita:); fah; (2) {music} F (note in the fixed-do system); (personal name) Poor |
へぼ see styles |
hebo へぼ |
(noun or adjectival noun) (poss. from 平凡) (See 下手・へた・1) bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand |
下作 see styles |
xià zuo xia4 zuo5 hsia tso gesaku; shitasaku げさく; したさく |
contemptible; disgusting (noun or adjectival noun) poor manufacture; poor quality; inferior goods; (personal name) Shimosaku |
下手 see styles |
xià shǒu xia4 shou3 hsia shou heta(gikun)(p); heta へた(gikun)(P); ヘタ |
to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest (noun or adjectival noun) (1) (ant: 上手・じょうず・1) unskillful; poor; awkward; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) imprudent; untactful; (place-name) Shimode |
下極 下极 see styles |
xià jí xia4 ji2 hsia chi gegoku |
very poor |
下策 see styles |
gesaku げさく |
poor plan |
不作 see styles |
bù zuò bu4 zuo4 pu tso fusaku ふさく |
(1) poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; (2) low quality (e.g. of literary works); (personal name) Fusaku does not do |
不印 see styles |
fujirushi ふじるし |
poor results |
不嗜 see styles |
butashinami ぶたしなみ |
poor preparation |
不文 see styles |
fubun ふぶん |
(can be adjective with の) (1) unwritten; (can be adjective with の) (2) illiterate; uneducated; (3) poor writing |
不漁 see styles |
furyou / furyo ふりょう |
(ant: 大漁) poor catch (fishing) |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Better to Choose Nothing, Rather than Make a Poor Choice | 寧缺毋濫 宁缺毋滥 | nìng quē wú làn ning4 que1 wu2 lan4 ning que wu lan ningquewulan | ning ch`üeh wu lan ningchüehwulan ning chüeh wu lan |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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