| 巧诈不如拙诚 |
qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng |
the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom) / honesty is the best policy |
| 巧 |
qiǎo |
opportunely / coincidentally / as it happens / skillful / timely |
| 巧诈 |
qiǎo zhà |
deceitful / crafty / artful |
| 诈 |
zhà |
to cheat / to swindle / to pretend / to feign / to draw sb out / to try to extract information by deceit or bluff |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不如 |
bù rú |
not equal to; not as good as; inferior to / it would be better to |
| 如 |
rú |
as / as if / such as |
| 拙 |
zhuō |
awkward / clumsy / dull / inelegant / (polite) my / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2] |
| 诚 |
chéng |
(bound form) sincere; authentic / (literary) really; truly |