[宁可 / 寧可, nìng kěㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄜˇ] preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils#10967
[宁缺毋滥 / 寧缺毋濫, nìng quē wú lànㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ] better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (成语 saw); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option#46794