聊胜于无

聊勝於無
liáoshèngyúwú
better than nothing (idiom)

CEDICT

Something is better than nothing; A little is better than nothing.

Wiktionary

比完全没有略微好些。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 聊 liáo
  1. (coll.) to chat
  2. (literary) temporarily; for a while
  3. (literary) somewhat; slightly
  4. (literary) to depend upon
2 胜于 shèngyú to be better than; to be superior to
3 无 wú
  1. not to have
  2. no
  3. none
  4. not
  5. to lack
  6. un-
  7. -less