ㄋㄧㄥˊㄑㄩㄝˊㄌㄢˋníngquē‑wúlàn

宁缺毋滥
nìngquē‑wúlànㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ
  1. 寧可沒有不能不品質一味寧缺勿濫」。 否則寧缺毋濫」。

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