巧诈不如拙诚
Traditional form:
巧詐不如拙誠
Pinyin (reading):
qiǎozhàbùrúzhuōchéng
Definitions:
- the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
- honesty is the best policy
Characters:
- 巧 - skillful, ingenious, clever
- 诈 - to cheat, to defraud; sly, treacherous
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
- 拙 - awkward, clumsy; dull, stupid
- 诚 - honest, sincere, true; actually, really
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