不以辞害志 in English bu4 yi3 ci2 hai4 zhi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiomatic expression); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say

Simplified Characters

不 以 辞 害 志

Traditional Characters

不 以 辭 害 志

Pinyin

bu4 yi3 ci2 hai4 zhi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 辞ci2old variant of 辭|辞[ci2] 害hai4to do harm to 志zhi4aspiration