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不以詞害誌
简 不以词害志 · 繁 不以詞害誌Mandarin · pinyin bù yǐ cí hài zhì
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- don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
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4–3–2–4–4 · bu4 yi3 ci2 hai4 zhi4
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bat1 ji5 ci4 hoi6 zi3
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