宁缺毋滥

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

to store / to stand / space between the door and the entrance screen

old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]

abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] / abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1] / surname Ning

peaceful / to pacify / to visit (one's parents etc)

would rather / to prefer / how (emphatic) / Taiwan pr. [ning2]

variant of 寧|宁[ning2]

deficiency / lack / scarce / vacant post / to run short of

surname Wu

(literary) no / don't / to not have / nobody

overflowing / excessive / indiscriminate