巧诈不如拙诚 in English qiao3 zha4 bu4 ru2 zhuo1 cheng2 Meaning

Meanings

  • the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiomatic expression)
  • honesty is the best policy

Simplified Characters

巧 诈 不 如 拙 诚

Traditional Characters

巧 詐 不 如 拙 誠

Pinyin

qiao3 zha4 bu4 ru2 zhuo1 cheng2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

巧qiao3opportunely 诈zha4to cheat 不bu4(negative prefix) 如ru2as 拙zhuo1awkward 诚cheng2sincere