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巧诈不如拙诚

qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng

6-character word Traditional 巧詐不如拙誠

What 巧诈不如拙诚 means

1. the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
2. honesty is the best policy

The characters in 巧诈不如拙诚

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