巧诈不如拙诚
qiǎo​zhà​bù​rú​zhuō​chéng

honesty is the best policy

  • created sense approved 巧诈不如拙诚/巧詐不如拙誠 · qiǎo​zhà​bù​rú​zhuō​chéng · honesty is the best policy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    巧诈不如拙诚 / 巧詐不如拙誠

    qiǎo​zhà​bù​rú​zhuō​chéng

    honesty is the best policy

    (idiom) a clever ruse is not as good as simple honesty; the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning lie

    qiǎo​zhà​bù​rú​zhuó​chéng

    巧诈 (literal) → 巧诈/巧詐 · qiǎo​zhà · crafty 不如 (literal) → 不如 · bù​rú · not as good as 拙 (literal) → 拙 · zhuō · plain 诚 (literal) → 诚/誠 · chéng · sincerity

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