残缺不全 incomplete
Explanation
形容事物不完整，残缺。
Describes something incomplete, defective.
Origin Story
在一个偏僻的小山村里，住着一位年迈的木匠老李。他一生都致力于制作精美的木雕，他的作品曾经享誉一方。然而，一场突如其来的山洪，冲垮了他的木工房，也冲散了他大半生的心血。洪水退去后，老李的工房里一片狼藉，珍贵的木材散落一地，他精心雕琢的木雕作品也残缺不全，有的只剩下残破的碎片，有的则缺胳膊少腿。面对这突如其来的灾难，老李并没有被击垮，他默默地收拾着残局，捡拾着那些残缺的木雕碎片。尽管这些作品已经无法恢复原貌，但老李并没有放弃它们，他将这些残缺的碎片小心地保存起来，希望能从中找到一些新的创作灵感。他相信，即使是残缺不全的艺术品，也依然蕴含着独特的魅力和价值。
In a remote mountain village, there lived an elderly carpenter named Old Li. He dedicated his life to creating exquisite wood carvings, and his works were once famous in the area. However, a sudden flash flood destroyed his workshop, also destroying the fruits of his labor over half a lifetime. After the floodwaters receded, Old Li's workshop was in ruins, precious wood was scattered everywhere, and his carefully carved wood sculptures were incomplete, some only remaining as broken fragments, others missing arms and legs. Facing this sudden disaster, Old Li was not overwhelmed; he silently cleaned up the mess, picking up the broken pieces of wood sculptures. Although these works could no longer be restored to their original appearance, Old Li did not abandon them. He carefully preserved these incomplete fragments, hoping to find some new creative inspiration from them. He believed that even incomplete works of art still contain unique charm and value.
Usage
用于形容事物不完整，残缺。
Used to describe something incomplete and defective.
Examples
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这份报告残缺不全，很多数据都缺失。
zhe fen baogao canquebuquan,henduo shuju dou queshi
This report is incomplete, a lot of data is missing.
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这个花瓶残缺不全，但依然很美丽。
zhege huaping canquebuquan,dan yiran hen meili
This vase is incomplete, but still very beautiful.