巧诈不如拙诚

Traditional: 巧詐不如拙誠

qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng

Dictionary entry

the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)

What does 巧诈不如拙诚 mean?

巧诈不如拙诚 (qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)

2honesty is the best policy

Character breakdown

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巧qiǎoopportunely · coincidentally 诈zhàto cheat · to swindle 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-如rúas · as if 拙zhuōawkward · clumsy 诚chéng(bound form) sincere; authentic · (literary) really; truly

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巧诈不如拙诚

qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng

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